Private

Alexander Macrae

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Mr. C. Macrae, of Otira, Westport.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Frances Flaherty
Relationship to casualty: Granddaughter
Alexander Macrae was the grandfather I never met. My Mother Jean Macrae was only a baby when Alexander was sent to France from Wellington in May 1916 only to be killed in action on the 1 October tha... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10369
Name:
Alexander Macrae
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Duncan MacRae (father), West End, Averanish, Kyle of Loch Alsh, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm manager
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 October 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Alexander Macrae
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