Regimental number | 8/148 |
Address | 61 Macandrew Road, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | James Allan McEachen, Winton, Southland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: John Allen McEachen |
Family/military connections | Brother: 23/506 Charles Nicholas McEACHEN |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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