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Alexander Loftus SHIRE

Regimental number292
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressBuckingham Downs, Selwyn, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 8.25"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Helen Agnes Shire, The Hollace, Wallace Street, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 November 1916
Date of death20 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialToowong Cemetery (Portion 0.1/91), Queensland
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Wyndham and Helen SHIRE (nee fox). Native of Dublin, Ireland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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