Alexander DOWNIE

Regimental number24/126
AddressBalclutha
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, George Downie, Balclutha
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 71), Becordel-Becourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Margaret Downie, Balclutha
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB