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Thomas Henry Alexander

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Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Alexander AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1231 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1895 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1895 Public - Patricia - Other relative - 12 November 2016 - New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages.
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM East Belt, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • T.A. Alexander (father), South-east Belt, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM
    • Thomas Henry Alexander (father) Public - Patricia - Other relative - 12 November 2016 - Personal Files.
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1231 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 Canterbury, 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 Thomas Henry and Annie Alexander, of 180, South East Belt, Ashburton, Christchurch.

    Remembered on the Ashburton War Memorial. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France 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
    • Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
    • Ashburton War Memorial, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM

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  • A Great Uncle who made the ultimate sacrifice. Lest we forget.
    Public - Christopher John - Other relative - 30 May 2016
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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
12 November 2016PatriciaSydney, AustraliaOther relative
30 May 2016Christopher John Masterton, New ZealandOther relative

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