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Alec Bertram DEAKIN

Regimental number79
Place of birthRipley England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressWilliam Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, William Deakin, William Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Enlistment date10 November 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1915
Date of death18 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Sp. Mem. A. 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Lydia DEAKIN, "Bruni", Broadway Street, Wooloongabba Street, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Marehay, Derbyshire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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