Bombardier

Alexander Brookes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Susan Hunter Brookes, of 52, York St., Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1947
Name:
Alexander Brookes
Rank: 
Bombardier
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Susan Brookes (wife), care of Mrs C. Gillespie, Palmerston South, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Policeman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 October 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Alexander Brookes
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