Regimental Number: 1251124
Rank: Driver
Branch: 78th Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery; 2nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery
Charles Edward Alexander was born in Stony Plain, Alberta in December of 1898. Edward married Kae Eggen from Edmonton in 1930. He lived in several mining communities in western and northern Canada, finally settling in Fort Saskatchewan due to ill health. Edward and Kae had two sons, William and Arthur. Edward died in 1973 and is buried in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Fort Saskatchewan.
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace, p. 122