D'Arce Basil ALBOROUGH

Regimental number6/2050
Date of birth28 December 1895
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationClerk
AddressNelson
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 10.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Henry Alborough, Waka, Suburb of Nelson
Previous military serviceServed for 2.6 years in Cadets; 3 years in the 12th Nelson Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date16 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805