John Robert MACKAY

Regimental number25/661
OccupationRailway clerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Mackay, Clifton, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary S Mackay, Avon Road, Clifton, Invercargill, and the late Mr W G Mackay
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 16