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Alexander Forrest

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 76), Page: 17 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 76), Page: 17 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Forrest AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 65844 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    31-7-1884 Public - Nancy - 30 April 2018 - E.F. Form No. 2
    New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    Attestation for general service
    Zooniverse project: Measuring the anzacs
  • Place of birth
    Glasgow Scotland Public - Nancy - 30 April 2018 - E.F. Form No. 2
    New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    Attestation for general service
    Zooniverse project: Measuring the anzacs
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Ngongetaha Public - Nancy - 30 April 2018 - E.F. Form No. 2
    New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    Attestation for general service
    Zooniverse project: Measuring the anzacs
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Jessie Tisley (sister), 191 Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    married Public - Nancy - 30 April 2018 - E.F. Form No. 2
    New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    Attestation for general service
    Zooniverse project: Measuring the anzacs

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 65844 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Mill hand/Civilian 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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  • Alexander Forrest was the brother of Mrs. J. Tisley, of 191 Hobson St., Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 August 1918 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM III. H. 7. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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30 April 2018NancyNetherlandsOther

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