Private

Alexander Lindsay Meikle

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alex Lindsay Meikle and Jessie Douglas Meikle, of West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
30460
Name:
Alexander Lindsay Meikle
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
18 August 1902
Place of Birth: 
West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Horwell (sister), Orbell St, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
186 Church Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer|Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Murdered
Date of Death:
07 September 1940
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Embarkation Place:
New Zealand
Destination:
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot C.C.1. Grave 49.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Alexander Lindsay Meikle
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