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Dvr. Alfred McLean
Birthdate:	April 06, 1874
Birthplace:	Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Death:	April 03, 1919 (44) No. 1 Ward, Southland Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand (World War I: Died of Sickness [syphilis - suicide by poisoning])
Place of Burial:	[Soldiers' Avenue. Blk. 1. Plot 8.], Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:	Son of Henry McLean and Margaret McLean Husband of Mary Neilson Father of Robert Henry McLean; Francis Thomas Arnold McLean and Elsie Margaret Horne McLean Brother of Alfred McLean; Alexander McLean; Margaret Lucy Linton; Mary Edith McLean; Sarah McLean and 3 others Half brother of William McLean and Helen McLean
Occupation:	Gardener \| New Zealand Field Artillery
Find A Grave ID:	209448286
Service No. SA:	6086
Service No. WWI:	9/513

Managed by:	Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:	today

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Dvr. Alfred McLean in New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1901

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Immediate Family

Mary Neilson

wife
Robert Henry McLean

son
Francis Thomas Arnold McLean

son
Elsie Margaret Horne McLean

daughter
Margaret McLean

mother
Henry McLean

father
Alfred McLean

brother
Alexander McLean

brother
Margaret Lucy Linton

sister
Mary Edith McLean

sister
Sarah McLean

sister
Tpr. Robert Orlando Kennedy McLean

brother

About Dvr. Alfred McLean

Alfred McLean was born at Invercargill on 6 April 1874, the son of Henry McLean and Margaret McLean (nee Kennedy). Husband of Mary McLean (nee Morrison), Invercargill. Driver in NZFA, file number 9/513. 11 October 1917 Gunshot wound to the head, Ypres resulting in headaches and dizziness. Transferred to Hornchurch. Contracted syphilis and treated before arrival back in New Zealand. Secondary rash by 24 June 1918. 'Intimate relation' treated three months later.

An inquest was held on Alfred McLean, the returned soldier who was found poisoned in the Southland Hospital on April 3. The evidence showed that the poison was got from the pocket of an old tunic in the bathroom. A verdict was returned of suicide while in a depressed state of mind, no blame being attachable to the staff. Source: Grey River Argus (14 April 1919, p. 2)

Sources

Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
Grey River Argus (14 April 1919, p. 2)
Military personnel file: https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/item/aims-ar...
New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohMc.html / Ref 12.4.2021

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Dvr. Alfred McLean's Timeline

1874	April 6, 1874	Birth of Dvr. Alfred McLean Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1874/31572). Confirms date of birth as 6/4/1874.
1910	May 10, 1910	Birth of Robert Henry McLean Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1912/12755).
1912	August 16, 1912	Birth of Francis Thomas Arnold McLean Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1912/23609).
1915	1915	Birth of Elsie Margaret Horne McLean New Zealand Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1915/10029).
1919	April 3, 1919 Age 44	Death of Dvr. Alfred McLean at No. 1 Ward No. 1 Ward, Southland Hospital, Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
	April 3, 1919 Age 44	Burial of Dvr. Alfred McLean Eastern Cemetery, [Soldiers' Avenue. Blk. 1. Plot 8.], Invercargill, Southland, South Island, New Zealand

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