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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Sergeant Alexander Croom Cardno |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Alexander Croom |
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| Surname: |
Cardno |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
12/327 |
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| Date of Birth: |
16 May 1890 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs E.R. Cardno (mother), Cheltenham Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Whakatane, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Star of India or Waimana |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
110 |
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| Campaigns: |
Western Front |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Machine Gun Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
15 September 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
26 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Ebenezer Robertson Cardno and Jane Cardno (nee Webster) . Brother of Robert Webster Cardno (serial number 12/126) also killed in action. |
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| Description of Image: |
Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, Panel 1, bronze plaque, names Brown - Darrow (Photo P. Baker 2008) |
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| Further References: |
Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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