Godfrey Gerald McKOY

Regimental number23022
Date of birth14 January 1896
Place of birthWaitara
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.8
Height5' 7"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A McKoy, Waitara
Previous military serviceServed in 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mary Ann McKoy, New Plymouth, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 1 October 1916, and posted to B Company.

Wounded in action, 2 October 1916 (gun shot wound, hand); admitted to 26th General Hospital, 5 October 1916; transferred to England, 8 October 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 9 October 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 16 October 1916.

Taken on strength, 5th Reserve Bn, Sling, 27 January 1917.

Rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 May 1917, and posted to C Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10925777