Lieutenant

Douglas William McAlister

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of E. and Mary McAlister, of Pyramid, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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When my maternal grandmother's cousin, Rita Reid, died in Gore New Zealand, my father Henry Freeman was a beneficiary of her estate because there were no living relatives, this photograph of Douglas ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
22667
Name:
Douglas William McAlister
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
25 September 1883
Place of Birth:
Southland, Pyramid,
Next of Kin: 
Edward McAlister (father), Brockville, Kaikorai, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
Self, Pyramid, Southland
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
20 August 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 63
Vessel:
Navua
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
F. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Douglas William McAlister
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