Hugh Pearson McINTYRE

Regimental number9/1626
AddressMaitland via Gore
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, John Pearson McIntyre, Hopetoun, Private Bag, Gore
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
Medals

Military Medal

'Operations British Front in the vicinity of the Foret de Mormal, 5th November 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the above operations, Sergeant McIntyre was in command of a platoon. The Company to which this NCO belongs was, at one point, held up by enemy machine guns firing from a house on four crossroads. Sergeant McIntyre, with great skill and initiative and with utter disregard for personal safety, manoeuvred his platoon and finally captured the house, after a very determined stand on the part of the enemy. Throughout the whole operations, this NCO worked with a courage and determination that inspired all those under his command.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 3 July 1919

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Eighth