Albert Branton DOIDGE

Regimental number6/217
Place of birthStoke, Nelson
AddressWakefield Quay, Nelson
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, James Branton Doidge, 38 The Port, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 12 (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 10 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialEast Mudros Miitary Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 2), Lemnos, Greece
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: James Branton Doidge and Annie Hester Doidge, Richardson Street, Port Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body