CRUICKSHANK, Alexander
| Service Number: | 3027 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yatala, South Australia, 23 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sheffield, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Policeman/Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart condition), Brisbane, Queensland, 19 December 1963, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | North Hobart Friends' School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3027, Brisbane, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3027, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3027, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 23 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3027, 48th Infantry Battalion |
Help us honour Alexander Cruickshank's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography
The 26th Battalion was the training Battalion Alexander Cruickshank was shipped to Egypt with. In Egypt he joined the newly formed 48th Battalion. He served with the 48th Battalion in France until he was wounded in the hand and lower arm near Pozieres on 13 August 1916.
He was sent to England to recover and was returned to Australia in 1917. Alexander had been a Police Constable in Queensland prior to enlistment and returned to this occupation. Hoiwever, as he could not hold a pistol or batton in his hand he was limited to office work he decided to return to farming.
He was my Grandfather
- Peter S. Wood
Click images to start slideshow.