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Alexander FOWLER

Regimental number2922
Place of birthAldgate, South Australia
SchoolGrote Street, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressHindmarsh, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, A Fowler, Romford Street, West Hindmarsh, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 November 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMarch 1918 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 8 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Railway Operating Company
FateDied of disease 26 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Margaret FOWLER, Romford Street, West Hindmarsh, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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