James McKAY

Regimental number21526
OccupationDriver
Next of kinMother, Mrs H McKay, Vincent Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 October 1918
Place of burialCross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 4), Fontaine-au-Bois, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs H McKay, Vincent Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 38