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ALEXANDER, George Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX4341 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | WEST HAM, ENGLAND, 3 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Zinc Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Malaya, 19 January 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore. Sp. Mem. 1. A. 20. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX4341, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Jul 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX4341, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Melbourne on HMT "E.E." bound for Singapore. He disembarked on 16 Aug 1916. | |
| 8 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX4341, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 19 Jan 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX4341, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, KIA in fighting at Muar River / Parit Sulong |
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