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Alexander Paisley

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Paisley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/689 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 March 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    06/03/1892 Public - Grant James - Other relative - 26 April 2018 - Family Tree
  • Place of birth
    Upper Junction, Dunedin Public - Grant James - Other relative - 26 April 2018 - Family Tree
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Drum Oak, Wyndham, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Paisley (father), Upper Junction, North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/689 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of John and Agnes Paisley, of Upper Junction, North East Valley, Dunedin. Also served in Egypt. AWMM
    • Brother of Andrew and Harold Paisley who also served in WW1 Public - Bobby - Researcher - 18 March 2018 - Me
    • Hi my name is Bobby and i am Alexander's child Public - Bobby - Child - 18 March 2018 - My dad
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 8 May 1915 AWMM
      Age 22 AWMM
      Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
    • 8 May 1915 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 22 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 113, Plot 29 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 560 AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Scadden, J. (2018). Broken branches : New Zealand families who lost three or more children in the Great War. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 October 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
26 April 2018Grant JamesChristchurchOther relative
18 March 2018BobbyNZChild
29 January 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher

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