Regimental number | 48737 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Waimate |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 39.10 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, W A McCulloch, Glenroy 15 Carr Street, North East Valley, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in Waimate Rifle Volunteers; resigned; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Te Teko |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 details | Note on medical examination: 'Would be better if 15 years younger.' |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 36 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10923301 |
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