Frederick George Sydney ALEXANDER

Regimental number3592
Date of birth15 December 1889
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTraveller
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28.5
Height5' 6.5"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E A Alexander, 3 Symons Place, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in the Adelaide Rifles; discharged. Previously rejected for enlistment on account of vision.
Enlistment date2 May 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Discharge date14 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action (gas), 25 August 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 14 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No S212290.
Date of death26 February 1942
Age at death51
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ALEXANDER Frederick George Sydney