Ambrose Alphonsus FALCONER

Regimental number8/38
Date of birth17 December 1888
Place of birthOamaru
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCabinet maker
AddressAln Street, Oamaru, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 11"
Weight187 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Falconer, Aln Street, Oamaru, Otago
Previous military serviceServed for 1.5 years in D Battery, NZ Volunteers; resigned.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentOamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1-23 May 1915
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Row L, Grave No 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Bridget Falconer, Lincoln, Canterbury, and the late T. Falconer
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Treated for primary syphilis, 24 October-17 November 1914.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 1-23 May 1915.

Court of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 20 January 1916, concluded 'Now believed dead'.

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

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