Gilbert Johnson MACKAY

Regimental number26870
OccupationStorekeeper
Next of kinFather, George Mackay, 30 Wood Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row M, Grave No 12), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Johnson Mackay and Jane Mackay, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 6