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Alexander Thomas ABASSIE

Regimental number3228
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolVarious schools around Melbourne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLift attendant
Address178 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs S J Noble, 178 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
FateDied of wounds 23 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elias and Sarah ABASSIE, 118 Napier Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Other details

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

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