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Alex BRYSON

Regimental number131
SchoolCarlton State School, Victoria
OccupationFarmer
AddressCedar Creek, Tumoulin, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinSister, Miss Jessie Bryson, Almara, 11 Soudan Street, Malvern, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name41st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingHamel, France
Age at death38
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 17), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Stewart and Jesie BRYSON. Born in Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2085/2083 Pte Houston Thomas STEWART [true name: Houston Stewart BRYSON], 3rd ANZ Bn, Imperial Camel Corps, died of wounds, 15 November 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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