Regimental number | 201 |
Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Blacksmith's striker |
Address | Moreland, Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Chas Alexander, 221 Davies Street, Moreland, Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Citizen Forces - 64 City of Melbourne (3 years) |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917, and admitted to No 9 Australian Field Ambulance the same day (gunshot wound, right buttock); transferred to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 8 June 1917; to England, 17 June 1917; to Horton County of London War Hospital, 17 June 1917; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 5 July 1917; discharged to furlough, 20 August 1917, and to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 3 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 69 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ALEXANDER Charles Mansfield |