Gordon MACKAY

Regimental number10/264
Date of birth21 November 1888
Place of birthFortrose
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationContractor
Address25 Kuripuni Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.9
Height5' 10.25"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinJohn Mackay, 25 Kuripuni Street, Masterton
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Masterton Rifle Volunteers; not serving in any military unit at time of NEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Discharge date10 October 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged )medically unfit on account of wounds received in action: splinter glass, left eye), 10 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921772