Alexander McDOUGALL

Regimental number32457
Date of birth18 September 1883
Place of birthKaiapoi
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCabinetmaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32.9
Height5' 6.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, A McDougall Snr, 159 Salisbury Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Letitie McDougall, 159 Salisbury Street, Christchurch. Native of Kaiapoi
Other details

War service: Western Front

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

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 May 1917.

Detached to Divisional Dump, 30 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 7 October 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Now, 3 November 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10923827

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