John William McKAY

Regimental number12445
OccupationBlacksmith
Next of kinFather, Andrew McKay, Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell, Otago
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 10 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs Andrew McKay, Chatto Creek, Dunedin
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 16

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