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PERT, Alexander Horace
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1387 |
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Enlisted: | 25 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1897 |
Home Town: | Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fitters Apprentice |
Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 31 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row F, Grave 175 Headstone inscription reads: Thy will be done, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1387, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1387, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1387, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
26 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1387, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the abdomen and invalided to Alexandria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Amy Pert of 'Whangorra', 29 Kyle Street, Arncliffe, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he had served a 2 year apprenticeship with the NSW Railways
Also served in the Cadets for about 4 years