Anzac Profile
Educational Interest
Dean,
Alexander
Private. 46th Battalion, AIF. SN 3290. KIA 21.10.1917 Belgium. Age 22 years
Terrace Road, Guildford, WA (sister, 1922)
| Date Enlisted | 17/11/1916 |
| Service Number | SN 3290 |
| Age of Enlistment | 21 years 6 months |
| Place of Enlistment | Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Place of Birth | Delnapot, Blacksboat, MorayShire, Scotland |
| Previous Military Experience | Nil |
| Occupation | Teamster |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Religion | Church of England |
| School Attended | NK |
| Address History | Sister - Mrs Elsie Dean c/- Henn House, Guildford Grammar School, 90 Terrace Road, Guildford, WA. Father - Frank Dean, Delnapot, Blacksboat Moray Shire, Scotland |
| Cause of Death or Invalided |
KIA (Killed in Action) |
Military History
Embarked Fremantle per HMAT ‘Persic’ A34 for UK 29.12.1916.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 8th Reinforcement 46th Bn. AIF.
Dean disembarked at Devonport England with his Bn. 3.3.1917. He marched in to the 12th Training Bn. at Codford. After 3 months of intensive training, he proceeded to France with 12th Training Bn. 3.6.1917. He marched in to the 4th Australian Division Base at Le Havre 6.6.1917 and joined the 46th Bn. from the reinforcements 21.6.1917. The 46th Bn. fought at the Battle of Messines in June 1917 and Passchendaele from July- November 1917. Dean was KIA at Zillebeke in the field 21.10.1917. His remains were recovered some time later, exhumed and re- interred to the Perth Cemetery (China Wall), (1 ½ miles E.S.E. Ypres) West Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium, Plot 4, Row D, Grave 16.
Final Rank Private, 46th Bn. AIF.
Medical Condition Dec’d KIA.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos HMAT' 'Persic' leaving Melbourne Wharf. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph source AWM P00997.013
Firing at Passendaele Ridge 1917. Photographer E.C. Barnes, photograph source AWM C00835
Dugout at Hell Blast Corner, Lake Zillebeke 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E04611
Information Source
AWM P00997.013. HMAT' 'Persic' leaving Melbourne Wharf. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM C00835. Firing at Passendaele Ridge 1917. Photographer E.C. Barnes, photograph sourced from the pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E04611. Dugout at Hell Blast Corner, Lake Zillebeke 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Dean A
AWM Embarkation Roll- Alexander Dean
AWM Roll of Honour- Alexander Dean
Wise, H. and Co. Western Australian Post Office Directories
90 Terrace Road,Guildford. WA. (sister 1922)
C/- Henn House, Guildford Grammar School, Terrace Rd. Guildford. WA
Associated Images
HMAT' 'Persic' leaving Melbourne Wharf. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph source AWM P00997.013
Australian Soldiers travelling to Messines Ridge June 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E00475
Firing at Passendaele Ridge 1917. Photographer E.C. Barnes, photograph source AWM C00835
Dugout at Hell Blast Corner, Lake Zillebeke 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E04611