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Full Name: Private D'Arce Basil Alborough
Rank Last Held: Private
Forename(s): D'Arce Basil
Surname: Alborough
War: World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.: 6/2050
First Known Rank: Private
Next of Kin: William Henry Alborough (father), Waka, Nelson, New Zealand
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: Nelson, New Zealand
Military District: Canterbury
Body on Embarkation: 4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Unit: Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date: 17 April 1915
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:
Vessel: Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination: Suez,Egypt (25 May 1915)
Page on Nominal Roll: 7
Last Unit Served: Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death: 7 August 1915
Age at Death: 18
Year of Death: 1915
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Memorial Name: Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Memorial Reference: 12
Biographical Notes:
  • Son of William Henry and Sarah Jane Alborough, of Wakapuaka, Nelson.
  • Private Alborough was killed in action on Rhododendron Spur during the August Offensive.
Description of Image: Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
Further References:
  • Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' Story Richard Stowers. Auckland: David Bateman; 2005
  • Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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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