Alfred Thornley FIELD

Regimental number9/1007
AddressPalmerston South, Otago
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs T F D S Field, Palmerston South, Otago
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the 5th Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 7 'Limerick' and HMNZT 10 'Arawa'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XI, Row B, Grave No 5), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parens: John A. and A. Emilie Field, Port Levy, Canterbury; Wife: Tui F. D. S. Field, Palmerston, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fifth