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Alexander KINGHORN

Regimental number9934
Place of birthGlasgow Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCook
Addressc/o H Richards, Ansteys Street, Cessnock, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, A Kinghorn, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa
Enlistment date16 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/29/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 17 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of wounds 30 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBorre British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Helen KINGHORN, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. Native of Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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