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Allen ALEXANDER

Regimental number2125
Place of birthWynyard, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWynyard, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Maria Alexander, Wynyard, Tasmania
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollMachine Gun Battalion Details
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 326 Pte Bertie ALEXANDER, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 August 1917; 327 Pte Claude ALEXANDER, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918; 328 Pte Elton ALEXANDER, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 June 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 September 1975

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