Regimental number | 1876 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
Other Names | Eric Carnegie |
School | Payneham Secondary School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Denman Terrace, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eva Benson, Denman Terrace, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2551 Pte Harold Leslie ALEXANDER, 27th Bn, killed in action, 4 August 1916. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France. Contracted trench feet; invalided to Oxford hospital, England; recovered and returned to duty, 1917. Arrived back in Australia, 25 May 1919. |