ALEXANDER, Alexander
| Service Number: | 225 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 28 December 1876 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 225, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Rootsweb ID: I341340 Born 28/12/1876 in Adelaide, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 176 Page: 34 District: Ade.)
Father Morritz ALEXANDER (b. 1823 - d. 25 Oct 1891) and
27/12/1855 Married in Adelaide, SA
Mother Louisa Alexander (nee BARNARD - b. 1837 - d. 6/1/1910 in Parkside, SA)
he lived with his parents at Young Street, Parkside, SA.
Siblings:
George Albert ALEXANDER (b: 22/10/1857 in Adelaide, SA)
Henry Michael ALEXANDER (b: 20/12/1858 in Adelaide, SA)
Adelaide ALEXANDER (b: 11/2/1860 in Adelaide, SA)
Julia ALEXANDER (b: 17/8/1864 in Adelaide, SA)
Philip ALEXANDER (b: 31/10/1865 in Adelaide, SA)
Caroline ALEXANDER (b: 15/9/1867 in Adelaide, SA)
Frederick ALEXANDER (b: 18/5/1870 in Adelaide, SA)
Edith ALEXANDER (b: 17/9/1873 in Adelaide, SA)
May ALEXANDER (b: 4/1/1875 in Adelaide, SA)
Alexander ALEXANDER (b: 28/12/1876 in Adelaide, SA)
Arthur Dudley ALEXANDER (b: 3/4/1878 in Adelaide, SA)
NOK in Service:
Lance Corporal 19 Philip Alexander with 4th Imperial Bushmen
- invalided back to Australia 23/7/1901
Described on enlisting as 25 years 1 month old; single; 5' 8.5" tall; dark complexion;
black hair; brown eyes; Church of England.
1901 enlisted into Boer War
Trooper with the 5th Contingent Imperial Forces
11/2/1902 Wounded - Invalided to Australia
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 7/10/2016. Lest we forget.