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Alexander Ernest INNES

Regimental number1935
Place of birthSherwood, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr Alexander Innes, Dalby, Queensland
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 July 1917
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 47), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Amy INNES (nee Joyce), Sherwood, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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