Alexander BLAIN

Regimental number7/563
AddressAmberley
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, David Blain, East Oxford
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Army Service Corps
Fate7 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLinwood Cemetery (Section 121, Block 48, Plot C), Christchurch
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and S. Blain, 453 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body