Donald Eric Caithness MACKAY

Regimental number23/1310
AddressEltham
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Donald Mackay, Woodstock, Westland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 165), Bailleul, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W D and I O Mackay, Woodstock, Westland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: E Company/2nd Rfts of 1st NZRB