Alfred Henry DOCKSEY

Regimental number40194
OccupationTinsmith
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Docksey, Tahunanui
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of G Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row DD, Grave No 20A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary A. Docksey, Nelson. Native of Talke, Staffordshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 29