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Alexander BEGBIE

Regimental number16
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBoilermaker
AddressHill Street, Plattsburg, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinFather, David Begbie, Hill Street, Plattsburg, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 March 1915
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Parents: David and Margaret BEGBIE
Other detailsMedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Re-enlisted as No. 2774, 35th Battalion.
Date of death18 July 1933
Age at death56
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales

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