Regimental number | 2792 |
Place of birth | Ballieward, Scotland |
School | Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dennington, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Calder, Ballieward, Grantown, Elginshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 46th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/63/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work near Hamel on 8 August 1918. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs CALDER, Ballieward, Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CALDER Alexander
Red Cross File 0670506O |