| Name |
FORTUNE, Alexander |
| Birth |
7 Oct 1888 |
Nar Nar Goon, Colony of Victoria  |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Physical Description |
11 Mar 1916 |
Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia |
| Height 5feet 11inches; Weight 11st 9lb; Complexion Ruddy; Eyes Dark Blue; Hair Dark Brown |
| Military Service |
11 Mar 1916 |
Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia |
| AIF, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3 |
- Regimental number 2108
Place of birth Nar Nar Goon Victoria
Religion Church of Christ
Occupation Farmer
Address Hillend, Fumina, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 28
Next of kin Mother, Mrs Marion Fortune, Hillend, Fumina, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date 11 March 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number 14/14/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Military Medal
Recommendation date: 18 October 1918
Fate Returned to Australia 4 June 1919
Medals
Military Medal
'For courage and determination in the attack on 5th October, 1918, at MONTBREHAIN, north of ST. QUENTIN. He attacked and kept under fire singlehanded an enemy machine gun which was holding up the advance of his platoon's left flank. Whilst doing so he was under continuous bursts of machine gun fire which he succeeded in holding in check. Though firing from an exposed position he gallantly stuck to his task which enabled the remainder of the men to advance.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 119
Date: 17 October 1919
Family/military connections Brother: 2107 Pte Walter Davbid FORTUNE, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919.
Other details
War service: Western Front
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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| Occupation |
Fumina South, Victoria, Australia |
| Farmer |
| Reference Number |
0971 |
| Religion |
Presbyterian |
| Death |
19 Apr 1928 |
Warragul, Victoria, Australia |
| Cause: Gastric Ulcer, Hematemesis, Exhaustion |
Address:
"Rongoa" |
| Burial |
21 Apr 1928 |
Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia |
Address:
Trafalgar Cemetery, |
| Will |
1 Jun 1928 |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
- Alexander Fortune, jun., late of Narnargoon, fanner, who died on April 19, left real estate valued at £1536 and personal property valued at £1365 to his widow
Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 9 June 1928, page 11
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| _UID |
A757BABC5F9D4627B59038504BF4A0A12AF0 |
| Person ID |
I1484 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
3 Jan 2026 |
| Father |
FORTUNE, Alexander, b. Abt 1860, Berwick, Colony of Victoria d. 6 Aug 1930, Sunbury, Victoria, Australia (Age 70 years) |
| Mother |
FERGUSON, Marion, b. 26 Sep 1860, Berwick, Colony of Victoria d. 29 Jan 1937, Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Jul 1884 |
Berwick, Colony of Victoria |
Marriage Reg No 4969
CHAN: _WT_USER laurie
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| Family ID |
F466 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family  |
MOORE, Elizabeth Jane, b. 1889, Alexandra, Colony of Victoria d. 29 Oct 1958, Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
1920 |
Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia |
| Children |
| | 1. FORTUNE, Alexander Richard, b. 1920 d. 1999 (Age 79 years) |
| | 2. FORTUNE, Robert Henry, b. 11 Feb 1923, Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia d. 27 Mar 2011 (Age 88 years) |
| | 3. FORTUNE, Margaret Marion Jane, b. 14 Jun 1924, Nar Nar Goon, Victoria, Australia d. 1 Oct 1990, Sunbury, Victoria, Australia (Age 66 years) |
| | 4. FORTUNE, I.R. |
| | 5. FORTUNE, Elizabet Harrison, b. 4 Mar 1930 d. 22 Aug 2000 (Age 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F969 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Oct 2026 |
1888 - 1928 (39 years) Has 14 ancestors and 41 descendants in this family tree.