Black, Alexander

Abt 1875 - 1944  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Black, Alexander
  Born	Abt Jul 1875	Clunes, Victoria, Australia   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	13 Jan 1896
  miner
  Residence	13 Jan 1896	Clunes, Victoria, Australia   [5]
  Physical Description	1 Feb 1916  [6]
  5ft 11.25 inches tall, weighing 146 lbs, and with a chest measurement of 32.34 inches
  Alexander Black was of medium complexion, with grey eyes and brown hair. Listed as distinguishing marks on Alexander's military service records were were 4 vaccination marks on his left arm, and a mole on his lower chest.
  Military Service; Enlisted	1 Feb 1916	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [6]
  Sapper, No 2 Tunnelling Corps
  Initially Alexander Black served with the 16th Depot Battalian. However he was transferred to the Number 5 Tunnelling Corps as a Sapper on 29 February 1916 and was sent overseas from 28 August 1916. Shortly afterwards (29 September 1916), he was transferred again to the Number 2 Tunnelling Corps.
  Occupation	1 Feb 1916  [6]
  labourer
  Illness; MILITARY	28 Aug 1916	,,,,,France   [6]
  gun shot wounds to the shoulder and back
  Military Discharge	11 Mar 1919  [6]
  Education	21 Jun 1921  [6]
  British War Medal
  Education	21 Mar 1923
  Victory Medal
  Died	Oct 1944	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [7, 8]
  Buried	31 Oct 1944	Springvale Cemetery, ,Springvale, Victoria, Australia   [8]
  	Church of England Monumental Compartment H Section 15 Grave 13.
  Person ID	I175	Shelley's Tree
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Black, James,   b. Cal 1837, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Dec 1895, Birches Creek, Clunes, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Lewis, Frances Gertrude,   b. Abt 1846, Kilworth, Cork, Ireland ,   d. 11 Dec 1899, Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1867	St Peter's Church, Ballaarat, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt Jul 1875 - Clunes, Victoria, Australia  Residence - 13 Jan 1896 - Clunes, Victoria, Australia  Military Service; Enlisted - Sapper, No 2 Tunnelling Corps - 1 Feb 1916 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  Illness; MILITARY - gun shot wounds to the shoulder and back - 28 Aug 1916 - ,,,,,France  Died - Oct 1944 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  Buried - 31 Oct 1944 - Springvale Cemetery, ,Springvale, Victoria, Australia   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S283] BDM Index: Victorian pioneers index 1837-1888, Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV), (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in association with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, FEB 1992). Birth, Yr.1875, No.21767, Alexander Black, Parents James Black and Frances Gertrude Lewis, Victoria. [S139] Birth certificate: May Black, 1881, (May Black, 1881), 22325. [S155] Death certificate: James Black, 1895, (James Black, 1895), 12719. [S46] Death certificate: Frances Gertrude LEWIS, 1899, (Frances Gertrude LEWIS, 1899), 14981. [S321] Administration: James Black, 1896, (Victoria, Australia: Probate and Administration Files), Unit 762, File 59/794. [S485] Military papers for Alexander Black. [S1850] BDM Index: Victoria, Deaths, 1944/11227, Alex Black. [S1196] Cemetery record: Springvale Botanical, Alexander Black,Spring 1944.