Regimental number | 2566 |
Place of birth | Birkenhead, Port Adelaide, South Austral;ia |
School | Lefevre Peninsula Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Minlaton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.1 |
Height | 5' 3.25" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Hughie Alexander, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 24.3 |
Place of burial | AIF Burial Ground (Plot VII, Row A, Grave 2), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Marion ALEXANDER. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALEXANDER John Stewart |