Regimental number | 39255 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Milton |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Helen Kinloch, 63 Burns Street, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Member for 2 years in Bruce Rifle Club, Dunedin; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Milton |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 14 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057479 |