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ROXBURGH, Alexander
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 706, Q54976 |
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Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Townsville, Qld. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
Born: | Scotland, 27 October 1885 |
Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural Causes, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 1 January 1967, aged 81 years |
Cemetery: |
Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Qld Presbyterian Section 2, Line 18, Plot 13 |
Memorials: | Julia Creek MacKinlay Shire Honor Roll, McKinlay War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 706, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Townsville, Qld. | |
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9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 706, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 706, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane |
World War 2 Service
5 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, Q54976 | |
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5 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q54976, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
13 Sep 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q54976, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
13 Sep 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander ROXBURGH and Agnes Lapraik nee CRAWFORD