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Alexander ROBERTSON

Regimental number1723
Place of birthMittagong New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBricklayer's labourer
AddressParamatta Road, Granville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, James Robertson, Paramatta Road, Granville, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialJerusalem War Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 89), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
2
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Welby Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: James (b. Scotland, 28 November 1847; d. 19 May 1924, aged 76; bu. Welby Cemetery) and Jessie (b. Carluke, Scotland, 28 September 1850; d. 3 March 1923, aged 72; bu. Welby Cemetery) ROBERTSON, Parramatta Street, Granville, New South Wales. Native of Joadja Creek, New South Wales
Other detailsMedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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