Alexander Gordon FABIAN

Regimental number9/1520
Date of birth1 August 1873
Place of birthGreytown
OccupationCarpenter
AddressPalmerston North
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44.11
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A G Fabian, 23 Campbell Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in the 6th New Zealand Mounted Infatry, South Africa (Boer War); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Discharge date29 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 10 January 1917; discharged at own request, 29 May 1917.

War service: 1 year 322 days (of which 1 year 164 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20519997

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