Private

Hugh Matthew Blair

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Agnes McKay Blair, of Tryphena, Great Barrier, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3557
Name:
Hugh Matthew Blair
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Kenneth Blair (brother), Manunui, King-country, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engine driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
19 October 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (8 February 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Screen Wall. B10. 606.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Hugh Matthew Blair
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