William Gordon McCLINTOCK

Regimental number2/2211
Address24 Tinakori Road, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, A McClintock, Waitohi Flat, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Military Medal

'At south of Messines on the evening of the 25th August. The Battery Position was subjected to a heavy bombardment, and one gun pit sustained a direct hit, causing the ammunition, and wood work and sand bags inside the pit to catch fire. This NCO together with Corporal Watson at great personal risk entered the burning pit, in which a quantity of ammunition was stored, and extinguished the fire.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 2 November 1917

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv & Seventh