Alexander REID

Regimental number10/3064
AddressMasonic Hotel, Waitara
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Alexander Reid, Hawera
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 26 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 41), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alex and Nellie Reid, 47 Collins Street, Hawera, New Plymouth
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh