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Alexander ROSS

Regimental number1590
Place of birthThornton, Anglesey, Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinA Ross, Buckhurst Street, Richmond, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 November 1914
Place of enlistmentAlexandra, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1386
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name entered on Nominal Roll as Alexandra ROSS.
Discharge date21 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Khyber', 31 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 21 July 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsService number entered as 1590 on Embarkation Roll; changed to 1386.
Date of death6 September 1956
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROSS Alexander

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