ALLEY, Henry James
(Service number 2/2771)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 7 January 1891 | Place of Birth | Manaia, Taranaki |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gapes Valley, Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | H. J. ALLEY (father), Gapes Valley, Geraldine | ||
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 | New Zealand Field Artillery, No. 1 Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Tauranga Methodist Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry James Alley was the elder son of Henry John and Alice (née Preece) Alley. It appears that his parents moved about quite a lot. Henry was educated at Oreti Plains, Winton and Clinton schools. He was farming with his father at Gapes Valley when he enlisted. Embarking at Tilbury on 12 March 1919 for the return home, he reached Lyttelton, New Zealand by the “Corinthic” in April 1919, one of 1142 soldiers aboard. Henry married Rose Ineson in 1923 at Geraldine.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2019]; Tauranga Methodist Cemetery burial record (Tauranga City Council) [15 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 12 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 November 2013]
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