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Gilbert Stirling Alexander

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gilbert Stirling AWMM
  • Surname
    Alexander AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16257 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H.E. Alexander (mother), 446 Saint Asaph Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16257 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 Plumber 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 Harriet Elizabeth Alexander, of 446, St. Asaph St., Christchurch, New Zealand, and the late Gilbert Alexander. Native of Timaru.

    Moeraki then transhipped to "Mooltan" at Sydney for Suez. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 March 1918 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Palestine, Middle East AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel AWMM

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Sources

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27 March 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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