Roy Leslie Alexander (abt. 1897 - abt. 1918)

Born about 17 Jan 1897 in Auckland, New Zealand [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 21 Aug 1918 at about age 21 in Rochford, Essex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Roy died during WW1 from wounds he sustained during a raid on Zeebrugge^[1] aboard the Motor Boat HMS Hermione. His rank was Chief Motor Mechanic MB/1839 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and was awarded the D.S.M. for his part in the action. He was buried at the Sutton Road Cemetery, Southend-on-Sea Essex with full military honours. His name is commemorated on the Papakura Cenotaph.

THE ROLL OF HONOUR^[2]
DIED OF WOUNDS
Alexander, Roy Leslie (Chief Motor Mechanic R.N.), August 21st—T.A. Alexander, East Tamaki and late of Rama Rama (father).
Information was yesterday received by Mr T.A. Alexander, of East Tamaki and late of Rama Rama, that his eldest son, Roy Leslie Alexander, died on the 21st inst. in a hospital in England from wounds sustained in the Zeebrugge naval raid in April last. The deceased, who was 21 years of age, held the rank of chief motor mechanic in the Royal Navy Motor Patrol Service. Prior to leaving New Zealand towards the end of 1916 on joining the Navy he served as an apprentice to the marine engineering trade with Messrs A. and T. Burt, Ltd.

ROLL OF HONOUR^[3].
ALEXANDER—On August 21, 1918, at South End Hospital, England, died of wounds received in Zeebrugge naval raid. Roy Leslie, chief motor mechanic, R.N. Motor Patrol Service, eldest son of T.A. Alexander, East Tamaki, late of Ramarama; aged 21 1/2 years.

Sources

1. ↑ Zeebrugge and First Ostend Raid
2. ↑ Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 405, 30 August 1918, Page 2
3. ↑ New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16942, 30 August 1918, Page 1

• Civil Registration
  • Birth - Central Register Office for New Zealand
  • "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JHQ-5P3 : accessed 10 June 2015), Roy L Alexander, 1918; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Rochford, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Cemetery Record
  • "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JVZ3 : accessed 10 June 2015), Roy Leslie Alexander, 1918; Burial, Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England, Sutton Road Cemetery; citing record ID 54072335, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.