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Alexander McBRIDE

Regimental number2964
Place of birthGlasgow Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWarehouse porter
AddressCannon Hill, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Mrs Mary Deas, Moncrieff Road, Cannon Hill, Queensland
Enlistment date18 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
148
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Helen MCBRIDW. Native of Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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