| Regimental number | 3805 |
| Place of birth | Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | North Shields, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Follett, North Shields via Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 21 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from 8th Training Bn, 17 December 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 18 December 1916. Admitted to segregation, 4 January 1917; discharged, 5 February 1917. Marched out to unit, 10 February 1917; taken on strength of 32 Bn, in the field, 11 February 1917. Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 3 March 1917 (scabies); transferred to 1st Anzac Corps Rest Station, 3 March 1917; discharged to duty, 16 March 1917; rejoined unit, 17 March 1917. Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 March 1917 (scabies); discharged to duty, 5 April 1917; rejoined unit, 7 April 1917. Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 9 May 1917 (sprain, right ankle); transferred to 5th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 9 May 1917; to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 13 May 1917; to No 28 Ambulance Train, 14 May 1917; to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 15 May 1917; to England, 16 May 1917; to No 2 War Hospital, Birmingham, 16 May 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 18 June 1917; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Codford, 2 July 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 4 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 18 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit, dyspnoea chronic pleurisy), 4 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FOLLETT Alexander Walter |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
