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David Buick Alexander

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S.S. Kiang-Kwan. Image courtesy of Jan Lettens

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no:
  • Rank: 2nd Engineer
  • Service Occupation:
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  • Regiment/Service: P.S.S. Kiang-Kwan
  • Unit/Ship: Merchantile Marine
  • Place of Death:
  • Age at Death: 44
  • Date of Death: 25/04/1918
  • Burial Country: China
  • Cemetery: New International Cemetery, Hankow, Wuhan, China
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Grave No173

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth:
  • Address: 61 Watson Street, Dundee.
  • Occupation: 2nd Engineer
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  • Father:
  • Siblings:

    Ms Eliza Alexander of Riverview, Milton of Monifeith.

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More about David Buick Alexander

David B Alexander lived at 61 Watson Street, Dundee and was the brother of Ms Eliza Alexander of Riverview, Milton of Monifeith. He was reported as having drowned off Hankow, China.

On April 25th, 1918, the Chinese iron cargo/passenger paddlesteamer KIANG KWAN sank after a collision with Chinese gunboat CHUTSAI, off Hankow. Read more at wrecksite: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?208411

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