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Alexander WALD

Regimental number1759
Date of birth19 June 1893
Place of birthPeterborough, South Australia
SchoolLe Fevre's Peninsula Public School, and School of Mines, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraughtsman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Alec Wald, Largs Bay, South Australia
Enlistment date10 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit name301st (Mechanical Transport), 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park)
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/98/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Headquarters
FateDischarged 16 March 1917
Place of death or woundingUnited Kingdom
Age at death25
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium.Joined the Royal Air Force and was commissioned as Lieutenant; awarded the Military Cross, January 1918
SourcesF.M. Cutlack, 'The Australian Flying Corps', 'Official History', VIII: xxvii n.

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