Alexander John AXFORD

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Service Number:	6936
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Twyford, Hampshire, England, 1889
Home Town:	Cosgrove, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	Fair Oak Elementary School, Hampshire, England
Occupation:	Horse Trainer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 22 March 1918
Cemetery:	Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots: Plot II, Row A, Grave 54),
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dookie Cosgrove & District Great European War Roll of Honor

11 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 6936, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 6936, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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