WORNER, Alexander
(Service number 14725)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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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 | Charles Street, Blenheim, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. Warner (wife), Charles Street, Blenheim, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devenport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
London Gazette, 28 December 1917, p13575, Rec No 1171: "Operations opposite Warneton - 13th June 1917. For gallantry and devotion to duty. During the advance on the night of the 13th/14th June, this non-commissioned officer led his platoon with great bravery, rushing and capturing an enemy Machine Gun. When the platoons had lost touch during the night, Sergeant Warner under heavy fire, reorganised his men and got them back into the correct positions. He set a fine example of personal bravery to his men."
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 December 1917 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Alexander was the son of Frederick William and Florence May Worner (nee Helem), one of the couple's nine children. Husband of Elizabeth Jane Worner of Dunbeath Street, Blenheim;
Two of his brothers, Alfred and George Worner, also served in the war and all three were killed in action.
Sources
Cenotaph (12 August 2013)
External Links
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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