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MAIN, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1186 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Payneham, South Australia, Australia , 15 August 1877 |
| Home Town: | Stonyfell, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 February 1917, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sulphide Corporation Pty. Ltd. Cockle Creek Works Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1186, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1186, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 1186, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1186 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-04 |
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