Private

Ewen John Macdonald

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late James and Ann Macdonald, of Mangatarata, Waipukurau.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

His birthdate was 10th October, Pukahu, Hawkes Bay .New Zealand. To date we cannot find any photos of him. We do have a copy of a letter he wrote a few months before he was killed. Posted to his Brot... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
5/249
Name:
Ewen John Macdonald
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
12 October 1887
Place of Birth:
Hawke's Bay, Pukahu,
Next of Kin: 
James Macdonald (father), Waipukurau, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hastings, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action near Flers
Date of Death:
20 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XVI. G. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ewen John Macdonald
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