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ARMSTRONG, Alexander Boswell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5649 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Greenwich Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 15 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5649, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5649, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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4 Battalion
Rank - Private
Group came under fire by a German party resulting in Alexander taking a bullet in the head. He was origianally thought to have been taken as Prisoner of War but this was later proved incorrect
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Alex Boswell Armstrong and Mary Sophia Armstrong, of 189, Lane Cove Rd., North Sydney. Step-brother 5650 Arthur Rex Armstrong, 4th Bn, died of disease, 2 July 1916 and was buried at sea near Durban, South Africa. Brother of Kathleen Armstrong