David McGILL

Regimental number52439
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs A McGill, Riverhead via Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 20 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Angus and Mary McGill, Queenstown Road, Onehunga, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 8

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