Trooper

Donald Mackay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alexander and Isabella Mackay, of Scullomey, Tongue, Lairg, Sutherland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Donald Mackay
Donald Mackay

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Linda Brown
Relationship to casualty: Great Niece
Son of Alexander and Isabella Mackay, of Scullomie, Tongue, Lairg, Sutherland. This soldier is referenced in the book "Somewhere in Blood Soaked France" (the Diary of Angus Mackay) Alasdair... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/1192
Name:
Donald Mackay
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Alexander Mackay (mother), Tongue, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kumeroa, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 February 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C. 90.
Donald Mackay
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