Samuel Alexander
Personal details
| Date of birth | Tuesday 9 November 1886 |
| Mother's name | Annie Alexander (nee Milligan) |
| Father's name | Francis Alexander |
| Date of death | Saturday 4 April 1959 |
| Place of death | Dapto, NSW |
Service details
| Date enlisted | Tuesday 11 April 1916 |
| Rank at enlistment | Private |
| Rank at discharge | Private |
| Service | Infantry |
| Unit | 34th Battalion |
| Awards | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Story
Samuel Alexander (Service No 1873)was born in Kangaroo Valley, NSW Samuelmarried Eva Bellis on 1st March 1913.
When Samualenlisted he was 27 years. He and his wife livedat Kiama where Samuel was working as a farmer. Hehad served 12 months with the Militia.
Samuel embarked from Sydney on boardHMAT A15 Port Sydney with 2nd Reinforcements, 34th Battalion on 4th September 1916. The troops arrived in England on 29th October 1916, and Samuel joined 34th Battalion in France on 18th January 1917.
On 8th June 1917 Samuel was wounded, sustaining a gun shot wound to thethigh,and was evacuated to hospital for treatment. He rejoined his unit on the Western Front on 21st February 1918.
On 2nd April 1918 he was wounded a second time,with gun shotwounds tohis hands,and again evacuated to hospital in England for treatment.
Samuel was returned to Australia in March 1919 and discharged on 11th October 1919.
Samuel died in Dapto in 1959.
Related links
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=2495
https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1927895/