Hobley

William Andrew ALEXANDER
- served in WWI as Private 10/205
- Wellington Regiment, NZEF, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
- Enlistment Address: c/o Mrs Diamond, Albert Street, Dannevirke
- Next of Kin: D. Alexander (father), Gore, Southland
- Died 23rd Aug 1915 aged 24
- Private Alexander was wounded in action during the August Offensive. He was evacuated off Gallipoli to Malta where he DIED of his WOUNDS
- Buried Plot A. Row X. Grave 4 (A. X. 4) in Pieta Military Cemetery

He was born in 1891, 2nd of 4 children of:
David ALEXANDER (1854-1937) & Martha ROBERTSON (1857-1938)

David was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Martha was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- they married 5 Oct 1887 in Dunedin
- they both died in Gore, Southland, New Zealand

their 4 known CHILDREN:

... 1
1889 - 1959 Matthew Alexander
- born in Green Island, Dunedin
- Matthew married Robina Agnes COXHEAD in 1915
- he died aged 69 in Napier

... 2
1891 - 1915 William Andrew Alexander
- born in Green Island, Dunedin
- he died in war, as above

... 3
1894 - 1962 Elizabeth Grace Alexander
- born in Gore
- Elizabeth wasn't married
- she died aged 68 in Gore

... 4
1899 - 1982 Josephine Alexander
- born in Gore
- Josephine wasn't married
- she died in Invercargill aged 84