Alfred TROTT

Regimental number37891
Date of birth21 August 1886
Place of birthEngland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.1
Height5' 9.25"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Miss B Atkins, c/o Mr Pearce, 38 Hobson Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 October 1916
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 77 Mokoia on 13 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium,
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Alfred Trott, 126A Roman Road, East Ham, London, England; husband of Beatrice Elizabeth Fowler (formerly Trott), 190 School Road, Yardley Wood, Moseley, Birmingham, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 12 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917.

Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.

Buried by Rev J. Lush; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 20
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22013389

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