Regimental number | 23/1759 |
Occupation | Fitter |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs T McRae, 8 Browning Street, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Helen McRae, 36 Cook Street, Hamilton East, Waikato |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 4 |
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