Cenotaph : 1679

Cenotaph ID: 
1679
Rank Last Held: 
Acting Bombardier
Forenames: 
Alexander
Surname: 
Brookes
Conflict: 
Serial Number: 
9144|7/1947
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Policeman
Embarkation Body: 
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Date: 
1916-01-08 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt
Vessel: 
Maunganui
Nominal Roll Number: 
21
Page on Nominal Roll: 
7
Date of Death: 
02 October 1916
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Somme, France
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Archives NZ Reference: 
R20518895
Memorial Name: 
Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
First Rank: 
Sergeant
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Susan Brookes (wife), care of Mrs C. Gillespie, Palmerston South, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 37
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Field Artillery
Cenotaph CID: 
C1679

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