Alfred Alexander McARTHUR

Regimental number10/4505
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationEngineering cadet
Next of kinMrs J J McArthur, Francis Street, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action between 2-3 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCite Bonjean (New Zealand) Memorial, Armentieres, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs I J McArthur, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 7

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