Private

David Andrew McMurtrie

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Bertha McMurtrie, of Oamaru, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
David Andrew McMurtrie of Oamaru

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Corey McMurtrie
Relationship to casualty: David is a Great Uncle
Submitted by: Corey McMurtrie
Relationship to casualty: David is a Great Uncle
Lest we forget David Andrew McMurtrie born 01.09.1894 in Oamaru, NZ. Died 13.07.1915 in Gallipoli, Turkey. David was the son of Thomas 1841 and Betha. David McMurtrie 8/766 PTE - OIB, Main Body, WW1,... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/766
Name:
David Andrew McMurtrie
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
01 September 1894
Place of Birth:
Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Thomas McMurtrie (father), 86 Tees Street, Oamaru
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
25 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
86 Tees Street, Oamaru
Place of Enlistment: 
Dunedin, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Railway Porter
Employer:
New Zealand Government Railways
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand and Australian Division, New Zealand Infantry Brigade, Otago Infantry Battalion, 10 (North Otago) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
13 July 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. A. 53.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
David Andrew McMurtrie
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