ALEXANDER, Charles

  1. Service Details
  2. Personal Details
  3. Unit and Rank Details
  4. Notes
  5. Sources

Service Details

Branch of Service
Army
Conflict
World War II (1939-1945)
Date of Enlistment
16/12/1941
Date of Discharge
16/01/1946
Place of Enlistment
Paddington NSW

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Other Name(s)
Also referred to as 'Eric' Alexander
Date of Birth
20/02/1904
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria
Address (at enlistment)
Euree Street, Reid ACT
Next of Kin
Jean Alexander, Euree Street, Reid ACT

Unit and Rank Details

Service Number
NX78833
Final Rank
Private
Final Unit
2/29 Battalion

Notes

Alexander served in World War 1 (as Eric Charles Alexander) and was honorary auditor for the local branch of the RSS&ILA in the 1930s. It would seem he lowered his age to enlist in World War 2. He became a prisoner of war at Changi in February 1942 shortly after arriving at Singapore with the 2/29 Battalion. Alexander returned to Australia in October 1945. After the war he was President of the City sub-branch of the RSS&ILA (now the RSL). He died on 30 December 1980 at Royal Canberra Hospital.

Sources

WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls - 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
AWM Unit History 2/29 Battalion
The Canberra Times - 19 May 1943, 12 July 1944, 29 October 1945, 2 November 1945, 31 December 1945, 18 April 1947, 2 January 1981

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