TOPP  A.J.

Given Names:  Alexander James

               

Service Number:  2815

Unit:  23rd Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  32560

 

Age:  25 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Gardener                                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6½ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  BROTHER  W. Topp

Trawalla Estate, Trawalla, Victoria                                                                                    

Embarkation Date:  27/10/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ulysses A38

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Konigin Luise                                   

Embarked:  18/12/1919                             

Disembarked:  4/2/1920

Unit:  58th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lance Sergeant

Discharge Date:  12/4/1920                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  21198

British War Medal:  23616

Victory Medal:  23481

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1889

Place:  Beaufort, Victoria                         

Father:  William TOPP                             

Mother:  Helen SANDLANT

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 1964                                 

Place: Flemington, Victoria                      

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 29/9/1918; gun shot wound, left arm

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

 

Kew Rotary