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ALEXANDER, Lawrence Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1250 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia, 8 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Taroom, Banana, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Taroom District War Memorial, Taroom Shire Council Roll of Honour, Taroom War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1250, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1250, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1250, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
A letter from fellow soldier 597 Pte H.W. Lamb
Re L.C. Alexander, 42bn, K.I.A. 9/6/17
Dear ????
in reply to your favour of the ??th inst. re L.C. Alexander's death - Chris, five others, and myself were going up to the front when we were all wounded. We were just about on the Messines - Warton Road.
He was killed instantly and never had a wound on him - killed by concussion i have been through several soldiers' cemeteries but have not been able to find him. I think he would have been buried in an old German trench close to where he was killed in the field. yours faithfully,
597 Pte H.W. Lamb
ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS
Submitted 30 April 2025 by Noel Hawken
Great Uncle's date of birth
L C Alexander's date of birth was 08 July 1892
Submitted 28 December 2018 by Deb Barnes
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