Regimental number | 8/996 |
Place of birth | Milton |
Address | Waikaka |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, John H Blaikie, Waikaka, Southland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Waikaraka Cemetery |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Hislop and Catherine McCorkindale Blaikie, Waikaka, Invercargill |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |