Lance Corporal

James Henry Alexander

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry and Kathleen Alexander, of View Hill, Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand. Born at North Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
29711
Name:
James Henry Alexander
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
North Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Henry Alexander (father), Mount Somers, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 August 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 66
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Plymouth, England (28 December 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XI. AA. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Henry Alexander
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