MCLAREN, Alexander James
| Service Number: | 3867 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inglewood, Victoria, 17 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Boort, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber trade |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, 13 October 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boort Fallen Comrades Pictorial Honour Roll, Boort Soldiers War Memorial, Boort State School No 1796 Roll of Honor WW1, Inglewood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3867, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3867, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE A. J. McLAREN.
Mr. and Mrs.. D. McLaren, of Gawler Blocks, have been notified that their nephew, Private A..J. McLaren, died of gunshot wounds in the chest and foot on October 14. Their son, Sergeant C. R. McLaren, was killed on July 23 last. Before enlisting Private McLaren was engaged in the carpentry and building trade with his father, Mr. W. McLaren, of Boort, Victoria. He was born in that State on December 17, 1895. He enlisted on July 23, 1915, and sailed for Egypt on November 23. After remaining in Egypt for a time he was transferred to France. There are still six cousins of Private McLaren at the front— Lance-Corporal J. R. and Driver A. B. McLaren (of Gawler), Private L. McLaren (of Normanville), and S. R. McLaren (of Forest Range), Lieutenant J. H. McLaren (of South Africa), and Sister Tilly McLaren (of Western Australia)." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 11 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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