Private

Alexander Robertson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robertson, of 37, West Register St., Edinburgh, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2390A
Name:
Alexander Robertson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ellen Rennie (sister), 2 Canonmills, Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
42 Shelly Beach Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Valdivia
Date of Death:
17 August 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
4th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Alexander Robertson
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