MARSHALL, Alexander John
(Service number 6/3400)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 08/06/1890 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Queensland Insurance Co, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. MARSHALL (mother), 51 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 December 1931 | Age | 41 years |
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| Place of Death | Clydevale | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Southern Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
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Biographical Notes
Alexander John Marshall, known as Jack, was the son of Lewis Hay Irving and Mary (née Brown) Marshall. He was educated at Kaikorai School in Dunedin, leaving at the age of fourteen for High School. Jack was a clerk for the Queensland Insurance Company in Timaru when he enlisted. He married Clara Isabella Wares in 1923. The Methodist Church of Timaru placed a handsome window in the Bank Street Church as a memorial for the war victims of the congregations. Apart from the names of the fallen appearing on the window, the names of all who served were inscribed in a book which was to be preserved in the Church. Included in the names was that of Alexander John Marshall.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission records [27 March 2020]; Southern Cemetery burial record (Dunedin City Council) [28 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922, Evening Star, 26 December 1931, Otago Daily Times, 26 & 28 December 1931 (Papers Past) [24 & 28 March 2020]
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