Regimental number | 10/3673 |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J McKay, 111 Lincoln Road, Masterton |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Special Memorial, Row B, No 6), Gouzeaucourt, Nord, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh McIntrye McKay and Julia Martha McKay, 17 Villa Street, Masterton, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 21 |