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ALEXANDER, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3106 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France Plot 111, Row BB, Grave 10, Fouquescourt British Cemetery, Fouquescourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Dandenong St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Ensay War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3106, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3106, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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59 Battalion
Rank - Private
18 February 1917 - Disembarked Plymouth
29 September 1917 - Proceeded to France
15 October 1917 - Joined unit
2 September 1918 - Wounded in action. Shell wounds both legs
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Albert and Elizabeth Alexander, of Heatherton Road, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia