John MACKAY

Regimental number51415
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, A Mackay, c/o Post Office, Wendon, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Second Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 4 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jane Mackay, Otama, Southland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 23