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Alexander Ernest FAHMEL

Regimental number2187
Place of birthBurrumbuttock New South Wales
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressCowes, Philip Island, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Fahmel, Gilbert Road, Preston, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTilloy British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 1), Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: August and Agnes FAHMEL, Campbellfield, Victoria. Native of New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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