Alexander LODGE

Regimental number6/2021
Date of birth18 December 1883
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Dryden and Gilroy, Buller Road, Westport
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 9"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Lodge, 24 Waverley Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Charles Lodge, 24 Waverley Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 10 February 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 7 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920233