David McCULLOCH

Regimental number48737
Date of birth13 February 1877
Place of birthWaimate
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39.10
Height5' 5"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinBrother, W A McCulloch, Glenroy 15 Carr Street, North East Valley, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in Waimate Rifle Volunteers; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date6 January 1917
Place of enlistmentTe Teko
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Samuel and Helen McCulloch (both b. Scotland), 15 Carr Street, North East Valley, Dunedin. Native of Waimate South, Canterbury
Other details

No Form B 103 on file.

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNote on medical examination: 'Would be better if 15 years younger.'
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10923301

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