The AIF Project

Claude ALEXANDER

Regimental number327
Place of birthWynyard, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressWynyard, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Maria Alexander, Wynyard, Tasmania
Previous military service91st Infantry
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date11 October 1918
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2125 Pte Allen ALEXANDER, Machine Gun Bn Details, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; 326 Pte Bertie ALEXANDER, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 August 1917; 328 Pte Elton ALEXANDER, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 June 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action: left arm amputated.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 October 1985

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.