Alexander FLEMING

Regimental number2422
Place of birthPortadown, Co Armagh, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm manager
AddressHalifax, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Fleming, Potadown, Co Armagh, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTownsville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Discharge date21 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Brisbane on 'Seang Choon', 19 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 December 1916, and marched into No 13 Camp, Codford. Marched out from 12th Training Bn, 3 May 1917, and proceeded to France through Folkestone; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 4 May 1917; marched out to unit, 7 May 1917; taken on strength of 47th Bn, 8 May 1917; reallocated Regimental Number 2422A.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917; admitted to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 8 June 1917, and transferred to Ambulance Train (gun shot wound, lower back penetrating abdomen); admitted to 14th General Hospital,14 June 1917. Embarked on HS St. Patrick for treatment overseas, 30 June 1917; admitted to King George V Hospital, Dublin, 1 July 1917; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 12 September 1917; discharged on furlough, 11 October 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 October 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on HS 'Persic', 21 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 12 February 1918, for onward travel aboard RMS 'Ormonde' to Sydney, thence overland travel to Brisbane. Discharged Brisbane, 21 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FLEMING Alexander