Albert Edward ALEXANDER

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Service Number:	3106
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

17 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1
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)

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