Alexander enlisted on 27th August 1914, he was 22 years old. He embarked at Southampton on 20th May - disembarking at Havre the next day he entered the war in France on 21st May 1915. Alexander had several bouts of being unwell during his service - he was admitted into his unit on 1st June 1915 suffering with bronchitis, he was then discharged for duty on 5th. He was admitted again on 23rd July 1916 (PUO), returning to duty on 25th; he was then admitted again (PUO) on 25th April 1917, being transferred to 1/3rd Northumbrian Field Ambulance the same day, he returned to his unit for duty on 26th April 1917. (service record) Alexander was killed when the unit was in retreat and proceeding along the same roads as the as the' Old Contemptible' 2nd Corps took in the retreat from Mons in August 1914. They had nearly reached Noyon and were congratulating themselves that they were almost outside the maelstrom, when a German airman dropped a bomb right in the middle of them as they halted by the roadside. The bomb fell on the hard road, killing eight men - a French interpreter, Three A.S.C. and four R.A.M.C. The other R.A.M.C. were Q.M.S. Cattrall, S.Sgt. Hegarty, and Billy Raines (Taken from the book ‘With the Forty Fourths’) Alexander was the son of Jeanie Gorgon on 18 Blackhall Street, Paisley, and the Late Mr Gordon; and was the husband of Catherine Gordon of 16 Beechwood Drive, Renfrew. [Alexander left a will, reference no SC70/8/790/4 (Kindly provided by John Duncan)]