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ALEXANDER, Francis Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5787 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodend, Victoria, June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prince's Hill State School |
| Occupation: | Furnaceman/Watchmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5787, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5787, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5787, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5787, 21st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5787 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Ian Alexander
Hit by a German shell whilst escorting several German prisoners to camp. Francis and three of the German prisoners perished.
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