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Thursday, 9 August 2007

3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Benjamin Disraeli Alexander
Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR

3rd LHR, AIF

3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Benjamin Disraeli Alexander

Benjamin Disraeli Alexander's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

Benjamin Disraeli Alexander

Service number: 1676A

Rank: Trooper [Tpr]

Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse

Service: Army

Conflict: 1914-1918

Date of death: 9 August 1916

Cause of death: Killed in action

Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery

War Grave Register notes: ALEXANDER Tpr Benjamin Disraeli 1676A 3rd Australian Light Horse Killed in action 9th Aug 1916 Age 28 Son of Joseph and Catherine Alexander of 5 Burnside The Leazes Newcastle-on-Tyne England Native of Hexham England A 82

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.

A brief military biography of Benjamin Disraeli Alexander from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	1676
Date of birth	1888
Other Names	Benjamin Disraeli
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Orchardist
Address	c/o C.B. Brady, Waterton Hill, West Tamar, Launceston
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	27
Next of kin	Father, Joseph Alexander, Burnside, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Enlistment date	2 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	2 September 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/8/3
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Killed in Action 9 August 1917
Place of burial	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave 82), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	3
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Joseph and Catherine ALEXANDER.

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3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Benjamin Disraeli Alexander

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