Oswald Ashley KAY

Regimental number12/4029
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Thomas Kay, Queen Street, Ellerslie, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas M and Amy L Kay, Swanson, Auckland
Other details

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 8

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