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Alexander ARMSTRONG

Regimental number1103
Place of birthMinmi, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAb sailor
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, George Armstrong, Hospital Hill, Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNaval Seaman
Enlistment date30 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death2 May 1915
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial Row C, Grave No. 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Barbara ARMSTRONG. Native of Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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