Corporal

Alexander MacLachlan

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Emily Keighley (formerly MacLachlan), of Alston Hall Villa, Grimsargh, Preston, England, and the late John MacLachlan.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Michael Keen
Relationship to casualty: Great Nephew
Alexander MacLachlan 1st Battalion, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade killed in action 04/11/1918, aged 28. Son of Emily Keighley (formerly MacLachlan), of Alston Hall Villa, Grimsargh, Preston, England,... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/233
Name:
Alexander MacLachlan
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Emily Keighley (mother), Preston Wines Farm, Dilworth, near Preston, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Maneatawhiri Valley, near Pokeno, New Zealand
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Le Quesnoy
Date of Death:
04 November 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IX. A. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alexander MacLachlan
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