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Private 9001 Joseph ALEXANDER - 1st Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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| Military History |
Theatre
Mesopotamia
Action/Battle/Other
Died of disease whilst a POW
Place of Death
Iraq
Medals
1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
Aug 4 1914 or before at Banbury
Commonwealth War Graves Page
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery
SWFHS War Memorial(s)
Other War Memorial(s)
Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units
Arrived in the Asiatic Theatre on 5 Dec 1914
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
Joseph was part of the garrison at Kut which surrendered to the Ottomans on 29th April 1916 in what one historian described as "the most abject capitulation in Britain's military history". After they were captured they were taken on a forced march by the Turks to Airan where the survivors were forced to construct a railway in abject conditions. Read more here.Albert was one of approximately 2,962 white British officers and other ranks who were captured at Kut, and 1,782 of them would go on to die in Ottoman captivity. Albert died of disease near Amarah.
See also Pvt Albert Fairbrother, also from Brailes, who suffered a similar fate.
| Personal & Family History |
We are still researching Albert's family history.
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1888 | ~ |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| William and Frances Alexander | Brailes |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| ~ | ~ |
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| Address History | Employment History |
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