George ALEXANDER

Regimental number45338
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister, Miss E Alexander, Harbour Terrace, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 January 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Knox Church, Dunedin. Mother: Mrs M. Alexander, 5 Harbour Terrace, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 28

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