IRONSIDE, Alexander Aidie
(Service number 40816)
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Birth
| Date | 15 December 1896 | Place of Birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Studholme Junction, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Next of Kin | P. Hunter (friend), Studholme Junction, New Zealand | ||
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 | Reinforcements H Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 August 1918 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Bapaume, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | bancourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial; St Augustine Church Waimate War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Alexander Ironside was the son of Alexander Adie Ironside and Annie Ironside, of Old Castle, Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014); Ancestry.com; De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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