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ALEXANDER, Leslie Strath
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Officer, Q222512 |
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Enlisted: | 20 March 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Mackay, Queensland, 27 April 1886 |
Home Town: | Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Schoolmaster |
Died: | Natural causes, Maryborough, Queensland, 9 February 1971, aged 84 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Ayr Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Roll, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Walkerston Pioneer War Memorial Hall Honour Roll 1914-1918 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
7 Aug 1916: | Wounded GSW (leg) | |
1 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
29 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major |
World War 2 Service
18 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Major, Q222512, Charters Towers, Queensland |
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