Rupert Gordon ALEXANDER

Regimental number3997
Place of birthHurstville, New South Wales
SchoolHurstville Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHurstville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Alexander, Waiarapa, Wright Street, Hurstville, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXV, Row F, Grave No. 1), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Ellen ALEXANDER
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6946 Pte Alexander Norman ALEXANDER, 2nd Bn, killed in action, 17 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal