Colin McLAREN

Regimental number22075
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs S McLaren, 7 Islington Street, North East Valley, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 63 Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Susie Graham McLaren, 7 Islington Street, North East Valley, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 17

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