Thomas Henry ALEXANDER

Regimental number6/1231
AddressEast Belt, Ashburton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, T A Alexander, Southeast Belt, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion,Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Henry and Annie Alexander, 180 South East Belt, Ashburton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Second