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Alexander McDonald BETHUNE

Regimental number4069
Place of birthNortham, Western Australia
SchoolKalgoorlie Central School, Western Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHorse trainer
AddressWest Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Laura Sophia Redpath, Piccadilly, West Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 April 1918
Date of death4 April 1918 (died of accidential injuries)
Age at death28
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 326), Bailluel, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel L. and L.S. BETHUNE. Native of Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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