Private

John McMurtrie

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McMurtrie, of Ossian St., Milton, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
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John McMurtrie of Milton

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Corey McMurtrie
Relationship to casualty: John is a Great Uncle
Photo attached of John that I have had coloured.
Submitted by: Corey McMurtrie
Relationship to casualty: John is a Great Uncle
Lest we forget John McMurtrie 1880, Born 5.10.1880 in Milton, Gore, NZ, died 2 May 1915 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Son of Thomas (1841) and Helen. John McMurtrie WW1 Otago Infantry Battalion was one of 14... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/841
Name:
John McMurtrie
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
05 October 1880
Place of Birth:
Milton, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Thomas McMurtrie (father), Ossian Street, Milton, Otago
Religion:
Not stated
Date of Enlistment:
21 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Milton
Place of Enlistment: 
Milton, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
R J McMurtrie, Milton
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand and Australian Division, New Zealand Infantry Brigade, Otago Infantry Battalion, 14 (South Otago) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 May 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
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: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John McMurtrie
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