William Thomas ALDER

Regimental number1503
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
AddressKings Royal Rifles, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinBrother, 10880 J Alder, Kings Royal Rifles, England
Enlistment date26 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No.12), Mercourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Thomas and Elizabeth Catherine ALDER. Native of London, England