Regimental number | 6/2050 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Nelson |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Nelson |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Alborough, Waka, Suburb of Nelson |
Previous military service | Served for 2.6 years in Cadets; 3 years in the 12th Nelson Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Sarah Jane Alborough, Suburban North, Nelson |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 28 July 1915, and posted to 12th Company. Killed in action, 7 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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