John McKAY

Regimental number62210
OccupationSailor
Next of kinFather, Donald McKay, 8 Front Street, Embo, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Specialist Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, near Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Donald McKay, 8 Front Street, Embo, Sutherland, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 20