Alexander Thomas BURROWES

Regimental number8/3878
OccupationPianist
Next of kinFather, Senior Sergeant Burrowes, Police Station, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 58971 Gordon Douglas BURROWES
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 14