David Andrew McMURTRIE

Regimental number8/766
Address86 Tees Street, Oamaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinThomas McMurtie, 86 Tees Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialShrapnel Valley (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 53), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Thomas and Bertha McMurtrie, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body