George Alexander KINLOCH

Regimental number39255
Date of birth12 February 1885
Place of birthMilton
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 8.5"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Helen Kinloch, 63 Burns Street, Dunedin
Previous military serviceMember for 2 years in Bruce Rifle Club, Dunedin; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Place of enlistmentMilton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on 16 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Helen Kinloch (both b. Scotland), 25 Franklin Street, Gladstone, Dunedin. Native of Milton, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917, and posted to 14th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057479

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