Alexander WILCHER

Regimental number1401
Place of birthSingleton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address197 Barcon Avenue, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Height5' 10.5"
Weight180 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E J Wilcher, 197 Barcon Avenue, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 12 months in the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles.
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Discharge date17 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; discharged (medically unfit: arteriosclerosis), Sydney, 17 May 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 February 1929
Place of burialWyalong Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILCHER Alexander