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Alexander Russell PAYNE

Regimental number1017
Place of birthCampbelltown, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressFrewville, Glen Osmond Road, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 4"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs. J. H. Payne, Frewville, Glen Osmond Road, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1915
Place of enlistmentOaklands, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 22 May 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 26 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 23 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Randolph and Jane PAYNE
Discharge date1 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Cluny Castle', 23 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 21 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Adelaide, 1 August 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 May 1928
Age at death41
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, PAYNE Alexander Russell

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