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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Alexander McColl |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Captain |
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| Forename(s): |
Alexander |
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| Surname: |
McColl |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/18 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lieutenant |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs McColl, 62 Salamanca Road, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Meredith House, Taumarunui, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
437 |
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| Military Awards: |
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) |
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| Award Circumstances: |
London Gazette, 4 January 1917, p261, rec No 65: "This Officer commanded the raiding party from this Battalion which raided the enemy's trenches on the night of the 1st/2nd July. The raid was a complete success, the whole of the enemy there being killed or captured, and 10 prisoners were bought back to our trenches. This brilliant result was largely due to the capable leadership, coolness and courage of this Officer. After returning to our trenches he learnt that all the wounded had not been bought in, and he again went into "No Man's Land" and while assisting to bring in 2 wounded men he himself was wounded by machine gun fire, from which he subsequently died. He led a platoon at a landing in Gallipoli, took part in all the heavy fighting there and was present at the evacuation, having been wounded once and at all times displaying great ability and devotion to duty. For several weeks he preformed the duties of Quartermaster at Gallipoli under most difficult circumstances and for eleven months has done excellent work as Adjutant." |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
2 July 1916 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
I. C. 16. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Alexander McColl was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter McColl, of 62, Salamanca Rd., Wellington, New Zealand. |
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait Auckland Weekly News Roll of Honour 1915
- Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916
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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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