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Alexander CHRISTOPHER

Regimental number4467
Place of birthWaratah, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address152 Union Street, Erskineville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs L. Christopher, 152 Union Stret, Erskineville, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 3 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 August 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLondon Cemetery and Extension (Plot 3, Row B, Grave No 9), Longueval, Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Originally recorded as 'No known grave' and listed on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux. Remains discoved at Mouquet Farm in 1937, and interred in London Cemetery, Longueval. Parents: Lettia and the late John CHRISTOPHER, 12 Whatley Street, New Town, New South Wales. Born at Newcastle, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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