Alexander MACDONALD

Regimental number31878
Date of birth16 May 1890
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFlax mill hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 8"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs G R Hall, Moutoa via Shannon
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd 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
Sister: Mrs Catherine Hall, Moutoa, Manawatu, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 30 January 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 June 1917, and posted to A Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 32
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921487

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