Owen McEVOY

Regimental number24/2049
OccupationShip's fireman
Next of kinSister, Miss E McEvoy, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialAIF Burial Ground (PLot I, Row H, Grave No 9), Flers, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Miss Elizabeth McEvoy, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 32

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