STEWART, Lochiel Alexander
(Service number 7/1564)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | gunner |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | post Office, Dunedin | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Alexander Stewart (mother) Hughes St Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 15 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 27, 28 Willochra, Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Field Artillery 12th Battery | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 September 1918 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Harvincourt, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Canadian Cemetey, No 2 Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park, Neuville-St Vaast, Pas de Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memoria, Waituna War Memorial (as AL) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mr & Mrs Alex Stewart
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