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Alfred McCall

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 75), Page: 34 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 75), Page: 34 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    McCall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 64562 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 February 1889 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Blenheim, Marlborough Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James William McCall (father), York Bay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 64562 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 Unknown AWMM Postal Worker/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
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 8" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      148 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alfred McCall was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James William McCall, of 20 Moxham Avenue, Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Embarked Wellington, 21 November 1917. Disembarked Liverpool, England, entrained for Sling Camp and taken on strength 4th (Reserve) Battalion, The Otago Infantry Regiment, 8 January 1918. Reverts to rank of private, 8 January 1918.
    Marched out of Sling Camp and proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918. Marched in to New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, France, 24 March 1918; taken on strength, 2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, in the field, 28 March 1918.
    Reported missing, 19 April 1918; now reported missing, believed prisoner of war, 16 April 1918, proceedings of Court of Enquiry, 19 May 1918; now reported killed in action, 16 April 1916, proceedings of Court of Enquiry, 18 October 1918.

    Parents: Mr and Mrs James William McCall, 20 Moxham Avenue, Hataitai, Wellington AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 April 1918 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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    • Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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07 February 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
19 April 2020SarahWellingtonOther

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