Alexander HOGG

Regimental number12/4013
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, Anthony Hogg, Huntly, Auckland
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitNo 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Anthony Hogg, Kauaeranga, Thames
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 7