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ATCHISON, Alexander Todd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2615 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916, Hamilton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Portland, Victoria, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Portland, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Suicide, Portland, Victoria, 2 May 1931 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2615, Hamilton, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2615, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2615, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Alexander Todd Atchison
Alexander signed up for duty when he enlisted on 17-5-1916. He was 44 years old. Alex was born in Portland Victoria in 1872 Not much is known about him but he had a tragic end when in 1931 he visited his son at School then went home and took Strychnine.
Submitted 18 September 2017 by Steve Berry