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Alfred McLean

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. M. McLean, Invercargill. Born at Invercargill.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

 An inquest was held on Alfred McLean, the returned soldier who was found poisoned in the Southland Hospital on April 3. The evidence showed that the poison was got from the pocket of an old tunic in the bathroom. A verdict was returned of suicide while in a depressed state of mind, no blame being attachable to the staff.

GREY RIVER ARGUS, 14 APRIL 1919, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/513
Name:
Alfred McLean
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Invercargill, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. McLean (wife), Post-office, Bluff, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Lewis Street, Gladstone, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Suicide
Date of Death:
03 April 1919
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Soldiers' Avenue. Blk. 1. Plot 8.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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