Roy McEWAN

Regimental number10/2830
Addressc/o Rochford and Son, Tennyson Street, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Robjohns, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 40), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Annie McEwan, 20 St Mary Street, Wellington, New Zealand. A Surveyor
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh