Eric Buckingham Alley
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SERVICE No.
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RANK
Captain
SURNAME
Alley
FIRST NAMES/INITIALS
Eric Buckingham
BODY OR DRAFT
Main Body
UNIT
Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion
EMBARKED

Left New Zealand 16th October 1914
ADDRESS
Lumsden, Southland County, Southland, New Zealand
NEXT OF KIN
Frederick J. & Clara Alley, 37 Cutlers Road, Richmond, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BORN
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DIED
17th June 1916 France
BURIED
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
GRAVE/MEMORIAL REFERENCE
II. E. 201.
SERVICE MEDALS & CLASPS
1914-1915 Star: British War Medal: Victory Medal: m.i.d.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Died of Wounds. Possible service Gallipoli.
Mentioned in Despatches: London Gazette 04th January 1917; On the British front at Armentieres. This officer did most excellent work in organising and training a raiding party of the 2nd. New Zealand Infantry Brigade at Armentieres in the month of June 1916. He displayed great pluck in carring out preliminary reconnaissances in "No Mans Land", right up to the enemy's Wire, and on the night of the raid he led his men very gallantly until he received the wound from which he died 48 hours later. The raid was quite successful, due entirely to the untiring energy and devotion to duty with which Captain Alley had carried out training of his men.
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