Alexander Cobb DUNBAR

Regimental number10/1802
Date of birth25 October 1893
Place of birthAberdeenshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCycle mechanic
AddressClub Stables, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.3
Height5' 9"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Dunbar, Talkahouse, Laurencekirk, Scotland
Previous military serviceMember for 2.5 years, City of Aberdeen Rifle Club (? form very faint); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Mary Dunbar, Talka House, Garvock Street, Laurencekirk, Scotland, and the late David Dunbar
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead, Dardanelles 8th August 1915.'

War service: 210 days (of which 214 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999029