BRASELL, Alfred
(Service number 21770)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | 14/07/1888 | |
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Contractor | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A Brasell (mother), Otipua,Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 7th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 21 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 62, Mokia | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington., New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 16 August 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Beaconsfield/Otipua War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Alfred Brasell was the son of Mrs A Brasell, of Pareora West, Timaru, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database; Commonwealth War Graves Commission website
External Links
Related Documents
- Fred Brassel to Min (his sister), 30 August 1908 courtesy of H Fifield (pdf, 291.0 KB updated 19-Jun-2015)
- Fred Brassel to Min (his sister), 6 February 1917 courtesy of H Fifield (pdf, 436.3 KB updated 19-Jun-2015)
Researched and Written by
Heather Fifield
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