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James Coll Gordon Alexander

Souda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece.

Souda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece.

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Coll Gordon AWMM
  • Surname
    Alexander AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    8877 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
    Unknown AWMM 407 Breezes Road, Bromley, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Ruby B. Alexander (wife), 407 Breezes Road, Bromley, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    8877 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 James Alexander and of Jane Alexander (nee McDonald); husband of Ruby Violet Alexander, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 42 AWMM
    CreteGreece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 6. D. 15 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • I visited my Uncle's grave at Suda Bay, Crete, in 2013. I would like to be able to contact Jame's children (my cousins) whom I have never met.
    Public - Ellen Jane - Other Relative - 21 April 2015
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13 April 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
21 April 2015Ellen JaneGreytown New ZealandOther Relative

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