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Record #26974
Name :
: Reginald Gordon ALEXANDER (1917 - 1942)


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Date of Birth
: 20 Sep 1917   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 20 Feb 1942   Notes : Source: WWII Nominal Roll
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, West Derby

Dec qtr, 8b 500, mmn LUCAS (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1928
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Barrabool

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesReginald, aged 9, arrived with a small group of boys bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.

He enlisted in WWII (NAA RecordSearch):
ALEXANDER REGINALD GORDON : Service Number - WX191 : Date of birth - 20 Sep 1917 : Place of birth - COUNTY OF BOOTLE ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - KAYE WILLIAM

He was killed in action in 1942, aged 24. He is memorialised at the Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT. It is one of several memorials erected to commemorate the men of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Merchant Navy who lost their lives in the south-west Pacific region during the 1939-1945 War and have no known grave. 
ContributorsCreated : 2017-01-03 09:18:55 / mollipops1

Last Updated : 2017-01-03 09:19:23 / mollipops1

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