Alexander OWENS

Regimental number29586
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs D Owens, Bush Road, Mosgiel
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 66 Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 21 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 3), Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Jessie Owens, Bush Road, Mosgiel, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 32