Alexander Gorey McINTOSH

Regimental number1004
Place of birthHuon Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressSouth Arm, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinBrother, Jock McIntosh, South Arm, Tasmania
Enlistment date6 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


'Work near Mont St.Quentin on 2 September 1918.'
Recommendation date: 11 September 1918

FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Medals

Military Medal

'During the attack East of MONT ST. QUENTIN near PERONNE on 2nd September 1918, these men [654 R. PENNY, 5113 S. WILLIAMS, 1004 A.G. McINTOSH, 6336 A. JENNER] were stretcher bearers. The casualties were heavy, and they worked continuously all day and the succeeding night, attending and carrying wounded. All this work was performed under artillery and machine gun fire, which for some hours during the early part of the fight was most intense. The gallantry and devotion of these men was the means of saving the lives of many of the wounded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115
Date: 10 October 1919

Other detailsMedals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal