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GARDEN, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 56 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Anderson Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the thigh followed by amputation, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria Egypt, 8 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row A, Grave 59 Chaplain C.P. Trippett officiated, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 56, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 56, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 56, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 56, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the thigh fracturing femur and resulting in apmputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Jane Gareen of "Mossgiel', Dunedin, NZ
6 May 1915 - to hospital with German Measles
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a 2 year apprenticeship with J. Henderson of Anderson Bay, Dunedin, NZ