Alexander CLOW

Regimental number11411
Date of birth4 November 1870
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Address43 Karangahape Road, Auckland
Age at embarkation45
Height5' 9"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Janet Anderson, Buchanan Street, Devonport, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Discharge date10 July 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, England

Enlisted with rank of private and posted to A Company, 12th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 11 January 1916. Proceeded overseas from Wellington with 12th Reinforcements on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 1 May 1916.

Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 9 June 1916. Embarked on board HMT 'Ivernia' from Alexandria, Egypt, and proceeded overseas, 26 July 1916.

Disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916. Marched in to Sling Camp and taken on strength 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Auckland-Wellington Regiment, 7 August 1916.

Taken on strength New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 15 February 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth, England, on board HMNZT 'Athenic', 5 April 1917.

Discharged, no longer physically fit for war service on account of pre-enlistment disability aggravated by active service and over age, 10 July 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death5 December 1943
Age at death73
Place of burialAuckland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 3
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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