FOOT, Alexander Madden
| Service Number: | 244 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland,Australia, 15 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cardington, Queenland |
| Schooling: | Townsville Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Wilson's Lookout, Gallipol, 22 November 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot: I. Row H. Grave 2. His name is located at panel 4 in the Commemorative Area at the AWM, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph, Townsville Grammar School Roll of Honour, Townsville Grammar School WWI Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 244, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 244, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 244, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Trooper, 244, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 244 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-22 |
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Father: Alfred Knethel Foot and Mother: Mary Eleanor Foot (nee Madden - b. 5/6/1857)
Mary Eleanor (the youngest) arrived in Melbourne in 1879 and somehow ended up in QLD near her brother. She came out with her sister Janet Louisa (both "ladies" on the shipping records). Janet must have returned at some stage as she appears in the 1901 census but retained property in QLD as that is mentioned in her will extract.
Parents married in 1881, and lived at Cardington Station, via Townsville, Queensland.
Children:
Daughter Janet Helen FOOT (b. - d. )
Son Henry Daintree FOOT (b. 1883 - d. 1/5/1915)
Son George Pierce FOOT (b. 1885 - d.
Daughter Alice Conchie FOOT (b. 1887 - d
Son Eric Douglas FOOT (b. 1889 - d.
Son Alexander Madden FOOT (b. 15/7/1892 - d. 22/11/1915)
Daughter Lilla Mary FOOT (b. 1894 - d.
Daughter Hester Olive Luise FOOT (b. 1896 - d.
Siblings in service:
Brother Henry Daintree FOOT - Lance Corporal in15th Battalion (service #135)
- killed in action Gallipoli 1/5/1915 - no known grave
Brother George Pierce FOOT - Private in 2nd Light Horse Regiment (service #74)
returned to Australia 22/1/1917
Brother Eric Douglas FOOT - Private in 4th Pioneer Battalion (service #4064)
returned to Australia 18/7/1919
On enlisting Alexander lived at Cardington Station, via Townsville, Queensland.
Previous service: School cadet, Grammer School, Townsville, QLD
Described on enlisting as 22 years old; single; 5' 8 1/2" tall; 135 lbs; medium complexion;
dark blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England.
18/9/1914 Completed medical - fit for service
26/9/1914 Enlisted in Townsville
8/12/1914 Enoggera Camp, QLD
21/12/1914 Embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Persic A34
Private in the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 5th Light Horse Regiment HQ
25/9/1915 admitted to hospital in Cairo - Diptheria
14/11/1915 taken on strength into 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli Peninsula
posted to B Squadron
22/11/1915 Killed in action
buried by: Chaplain M Woods
buried in: Plot: I. Row H. Grave 2.
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (17444); British War medal (5346); Victory medal (5334);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (319362).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 8/12/2014. Lest we forget.
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