Alexander James LOW

Regimental number38187
Date of birth4 April 1893
Place of birthSouthbridge
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStoreman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.5
Height5' 6.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Low, 83 Shakespeare Road, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in the Feilding Volunteers; previously rejected for enlistment in the Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Ellen Low, 83 Shakespeare Road, Napier
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to B Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10920721

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