Alexander DICKSON

Regimental number57492
OccupationPlumber
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Dickson, 235 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Ruahine on 15 August 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jane Dickson, 235 Stanmore Road, Richmond, Christchurch, and the late Alex. Dickson. Native of Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 11

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