Rifleman

David Steele Keay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Robert and Ellen Keay, of "Windridge," Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Corra Linn, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
26/831
Name:
David Steele Keay
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
09 October 1889
Place of Birth: 
MacKenzie Country, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William Robert Keay (father), C/o Post-office, Herekino, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Post Office, Herekino, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 43
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (15 March 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. G. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
David Steele Keay
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