Regimental number | 8/970 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Winton |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Address | Hedgehope, Southland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.6 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles McIntosh, Hedgehope, Southland |
Previous military service | Served in 8th (Southland) Regiment, Territorial Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
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 | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row VII, Grave No 1), Malta |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Jessie McIntosh, Hedgehope, Southland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Disembarked Malta from HS 'Dunluce Castle', 12 August 915 (dysentery). Died in hospital, 14 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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