Alexander Gordon DALZELL

Regimental number64031
Date of birth22 August 1898
Place of birthNorth Canterbury
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFlax miller
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Dalzell, Tokomaru
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 July 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 22 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 27 May 1919
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSt Lawrence Churchyard (Grave No 145), Stratford-Sub-Castle, Wiltshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 22 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 7 January 1918; marched in to Sling Camp, 9 January 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 April 1918; taken on strength, No 1 Wellington Bn, in the field, 19 April 1918, and posted to 7th Company.

Detached to Divisional Lewis Gun School, 14 July 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 27 July 1918.

Marched out to United Kingdom, 4 March 1919.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 3 May 1919; died of cerebro spinal meningitis, Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, 27 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsJohn (b. Ireland) and Jesse (b. Scotland) Dalzell; been in New Zealand 45 years.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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