Soldier profiles
Name : ALEXANDER, JOHN WALLIS
Service Number : VX16907
Date of Birth : 10/10/1911
Place of Birth : GARFIELD, VIC
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : LABOURER
Date of Enlistment : 27/05/1940
Locality on Enlistment : GARFIELD, VIC
Place of Enlistment : CAULFIELD, VIC
Next of Kin : JOLLY, R
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : PRIVATE
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War : SYRIA, JAVA
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 29/11/1945
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : JAVA
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : NO
P.O.W. Camps (details) : JAVA
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : JAVA
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : Australian War Memorial B-JAVA-0002 Missing & POW Circular
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6212034 [DIGITISED], Barcode 1032870 [OPEN]), WW2 Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial, AWM_REL/11885.jpg
Background :
Service & personal summary At enlistment : single. No previous military experience. At discharge : height 5 feet 7 inches, blue eyes, fair complexion, fair hair. Marital status : married. Dependent children : 1 16 years & older. Marks / scars : scar left cheek. Full time war service : A.I.F. 27/05/1940 to 29/11/1945 which included 2013 days active service (46 days within Australia & 1652 days overseas). Operational service : Middle East & Java areas (embarked from Australia 07/04/1941, disembarked in Australia 14/10/1945). War badge no. 186896. Discharge certificate no. 311032.
