| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Electrical engineer |
| Address | c/o Theosophical Society, Hunter Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, David McGowan Alexander, 71 Frankfort Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 35th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Had electrical charge of a gold mine at Ross, New Zealand. Later Science Master at Armidale College, New South Wales. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | 110 Toronto Avenue Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 15), Warneton, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David McGowan Alexander and Emily Frances McGowan, 71 Frankfort Avenue, Dublin, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 12 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 July 1916; promoted Lieutenant, 1 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1916; posted for duty with Light Trench Mortar Battery, 15 January 1917. Killed in action, 8 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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