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ALEXANDER, Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2700 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, 31 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Forest Lodge Primary School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart failure), Sydney, New South Wales, 1977 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2700, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2700, 7th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2700, 7th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Wounded Sapper, 2700, 7th Field Company Engineers, Menin Road, GSW (leg) | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Wounded Sapper, 2700, 7th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, 2nd occasion - GSW (left finger) | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2700, 7th Field Company Engineers |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Louis and Martha ALEXANDER, Ramsay Street, Haberfield, NSW
Serving in Egypt, France and Belgium, Louis was wounded on two occasions and invalided to England, recovered and returned to duty both times. He was with his unit when hostilities ceased.
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