George Mathieson KAY

Regimental number4/767
Addressc/o Mrs A Walker, 110 Yarrow Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Kay, 29 Aitken Street, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSapper
Final unit1st Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1916
Place of burialAIF Burial Ground (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 11), Flers, Somme, France
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth

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