Alexander John ROBERTS

Regimental number53713
OccupationUpholsterer
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Roberts, 7 Matheson's Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 28 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row AA, Grave No 3A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Catherine and the late Joseph Roberts, 241 Ferry Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 40