Alexander MOORE

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Service Number:	1797
Enlisted:	8 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broxburri, Scotland, 1892
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Leith Academy, Scotland
Occupation:	Dairyman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row C, Grave 16, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

8 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1797, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1797, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne

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Arrived in Australia aged 18 years

Son of Hugh Alexander Moore of 273 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland. Brother of Margaret Wilson of 232 Roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal