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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Alexander Colin Boyd |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
Alexander Colin |
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| Surname: |
Boyd |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
13/980 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Jessie Boyd (mother), Martin Street, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
3rd Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: |
14 February 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
70 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
28 August 1915 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of William and Bessie Isabella Boyd, of Martin St., Upper Hutt, Wellington |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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