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ERICKSON, Alexander Benjamin
| Service Numbers: | 3798, 3708 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Port Germein, South Australia, 14 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Port Germein, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Port Germein, South Australia, 22 September 1950, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Plot info: PRE, LOT 20, GRAVE:3 , |
| Memorials: | Port Germein War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3798, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3708, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3708, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3708 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3708, 5th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3708, 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Private Alexander Benjamin ERICKSON was the fourth son of John ERICKSON and Mary Jane PAYNTER, and was known as Ben.
Ben enlisted in August 1915, six weeks after his younger brother, Private Ernest Reuben ERICKSON SN 2112, departed Australia.
In February and March 1918 both brothers were wounded by gas shelling in France. Ernest did not survive and died on 30th March 1918 whilst serving with the 16th Battalion.
Private Alexander Benjamin ERICKSON returned to Australia in 1919 and remained in Port Germein, South Australia until his death at the age of 60 on the 22nd September 1950. He was buried in the Port Pirie Cemetery.
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