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THWAITES, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3279 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia, 13 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 December 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Westhof Farm Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave 11 Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man that he lay down his life for his friends, Westhof Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3279, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3279, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3279, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, Changed rank at Ferry Post | |
| 12 Dec 1917: | Involvement Driver, 3279, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3279 awm_unit: 51st Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-12-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Thwaites and Ruth (nee Ellis) Thwaites; Brother of Gertrude Mary Thwaites, Alice Anne Thwaites, Gilbert Thomas Thwaites, Elma Thwaites and Alan Thwaites
Husband of Martha Thwaites of 140 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW, previously Wagga Wagga, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal