Charles Bruce McINTOSH

Regimental number8/970
Date of birth9 March 1894
Place of birthWinton
ReligionPresbyterian
AddressHedgehope, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.6
Height5' 8"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles McIntosh, Hedgehope, Southland
Previous military serviceServed in 8th (Southland) Regiment, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateDied of disease 14 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialPieta 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805