Alexander SHEARER

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SHEARER, Alexander

Service Number:	3248
Enlisted:	13 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Warrenheip, Ballarat North, Victoria
Schooling:	Warrenheip State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Engineering Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot II, Row A, Grave No. I
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3248, Depot Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3248, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3248, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3248, 15th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3248 awm_unit: 15th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography

"Private Alexander Shearer, son of Mr. George A. Shearer, dairyman, of Warrenheip, was killed in action on July 19th. He was a member of the machine-gun section of the 15th Brigade. Prior to enlisting a year ago he was employed at the Geelong Harbor Trust, and was a leading member of the band, playing at the South-street competitions at Ballarat each year. He was 25 years of age, and is the first soldier from Warrenheip to be killed in action." - from the Geelong Advertiser 26 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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