
| Regimental number | 23/511 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Epsilon Street, Roslyn, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27.5 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M McIntosh, Epsilon Street, Roslyn, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | B Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary McIntosh, 32 Brown Street, Dunedin, and the late James McIntosh |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 19 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Matruh, 19 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria from Matruh, 18 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 12 May 1916, of being absent without leave: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Tried by Field General Court Martial, 23 August 1916: found guilty of being absent without leave, 10 am, 7 August, to 11 am, 11 August 1916: awarded 6 months' imprisonment with hard labour, and forfeited 5 days' pay under Royal Warrant; sentence suspended, 5 September 1916. Found guilty, 5 December 1916, of being absent without leave from 8.30 pm, 24 November 1916, to 8.30 pm, 29 November 1916, and drunkenness: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 5 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Rejoined unit from detention, 1 January 1917. Found guilty, 8 April 1917, of being absebt without leave from Roll Call, 8.30 pm, 4 April, to 9.45 am, 7 April 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 11 May 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 16 May 1917 (trench fever); to No 8 Stationary Hospital, 19 May 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 30 May 1917. Found guilty, No 3 Rest Camp, 10 June 1917, of being absent without leave from 9 pm, 6 June, to 3.40 pm, 8 June 1917, and drunkenness: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 3 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 21 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 28 August 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 28 November 1917 concluded: 'Missing, believed killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10926436 |
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