COLVILLE, Alfred
(Service number 12101)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs A. COLVILLE (mother), Tinwald, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 12th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 1 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Alfred Colville was one of the fifteen children of Alfred and Emily Caroline (née Wyatt) Colville. He was educated at the Temuka School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 October 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 October 2016]; School admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG)
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