Rifleman

Angus Douglas McKay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jemima McKay, of 27, Matilda St., Timaru, New Zealand, and the late Angus McKay.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

My father Douglas Angus McKay (deceased) was the illegitimate son of Queenie Jessie Mckay (the sister of Angus Douglas McKay).
Angus Douglas McKay is an ancester of mine.   His sister Queenie Jessie McKay was my father's mother.   He was illegitimate and born 1910 and named Douglas Angus Mckay.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
53710
Name:
Angus Douglas McKay
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
07 December 1896
Place of Birth:
Canterbury, Geraldine,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Jemima McKay (mother), York Street, Timaru
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Jockey
Employer:
R Longley, School Lane, Upper Riccarton
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
30 August 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 88
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. C. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Angus Douglas McKay
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