Alexander Miles STIRRAT

Regimental number8/3081
Date of birth16 November 1886
Place of birthInvercargill, Southland
Address52 Venus Street, Georgetown, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, John Stirrat, 52 Venus Street, Georgetown, Invercargill
Enlistment date12 June 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard 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, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 19 January 1919
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No 22), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery.
Other details

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

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