Sapper

Alexander Henry Schaw

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. M. Schew, of Fitzherbert West, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1195
Name:
Alexander Henry Schaw
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Marianne Schaw (mother), Spier Street, Aramoho, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Aramoho, Wanganui, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 February 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. D. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alexander Henry Schaw
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