Regimental number | 3680 |
Place of birth | Portland, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Seaman |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38.4 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Jean Moon, c/o Mr H. Moon, Charles Place, Alberton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 20 years in the Naval Force, China; discharged for striking a superior Officer; previously rejected for enlistment in the AIF on account of teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 10th Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 13 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: asthma, chronic bronchitis), Adelaide, 29 April 1918. War service: 349 days (of which 272 days were abroad) Medal: British War Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 44 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (Row 6 West, Grave No. 2), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MOON Alexander Maxwell |