Donald Ronaldson McDonnell BLACKIE

Regimental number8/4092
OccupationTelegraph cadet
Next of kinFather, A Blackie, 400 Leith Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 July 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 6), Armentieres, France
Family/military connectionsBrother: 8/3160 Pte James BLACKIE, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 14 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 13