Rifleman

George Lee McKinstry

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of L. and M. McKinstry, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Also served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
23/229
Name:
George Lee McKinstry
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
14 January 1893
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Lee McKinstry (father), 52 Sarsfield Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
52 Sarsfield Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 May 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
Advance Party, 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 29
Vessels:

Moeraki
Waitemata
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Lee McKinstry
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