William Patrick McKANDRY

Regimental number12/2414
Date of birth2 October 1891
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarter
Address67 Hepburn Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.2
Height5' 9"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, James McKandry, 67 Hepburn Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in ACDI, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late James McKandry, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 175 days (of which 57 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10925010