Rifleman

David McCleary

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. T. J. McCleary, of Riordan Lane, Nelson St., Auckland, New Zealand, and the late David McCleary. Born at Thames, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/1449
Name:
David McCleary
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James McCleary (brother), Waipawa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Otane, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
13 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 15.
Cemetery Location: 
France
David McCleary
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