Alexander Telfer EWART MC, MM, MiD

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EWART, Alexander Telfer

Service Numbers:	45, N74736
Enlisted:	20 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Reception / Reinforcements / Personnel Depots
Born:	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 19 November 1887
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mosman Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Natural causes, Lambton, New South Wales, Australia, 30 April 1979, aged 91 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated
Memorials:	Mosman "With the Colors" Pictorial Honour Roll, Mosman Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 45, 2nd Field Company Engineers
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 45, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 45, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
25 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Field Company Engineers

World War 2 Service

10 Jun 1940:	Involvement Lieutenant, N74736, Reception / Reinforcements / Personnel Depots, Enlisted Paddington, NSW
10 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N74736

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John Alexander EWART and Isabella nee GARLAND

Military Medal

'Recommended by L. Col. MARTYN for conspicuous bravery during the night of the attack on LONE PINE in that he kept his party at work during the whole night under a heavy fire and that by morning communication was established between captured trench and old trench opposite LONE PINE. Mentioned in despatch from Sir Ian HAMILTON, G.C.B. of 28th January, 1916. Extract from London GAZETTE.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

Military Cross

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165
Date: 24 October 1918

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