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Alexander WHITFORD

Regimental number2073
Place of birthWagga Wagga New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTelegraphist
AddressWaddis Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Whitford, Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 06-9 August 1915
Date of death9 August 1915
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Row C, Grave 76), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Margaret WHITFORD.

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