Archibald McINTYRE

Regimental number38567
Date of birth7 February 1876
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 5.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M McIntyre, 95 Harrow Street, Dunedin
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 October 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 February 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company embarked on two ships, 'Navua' and 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 1 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 9), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mary McIntyre, 39 Grange Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Marched out to Machine Gun Corps, Grantham, 5 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917.

Admitted to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 26 July 1917 (tonsillitis); discharged to Base Depot, 4 August 1917; marched into Machine Gun Corps Base Depot, Camiers, 10 August 1917.

Posted to strength, No 1 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, 10 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Burial reported by Canadian Corps Graves Registration Unit; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10924880

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