Sergeant

John Ernest McClelland

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Mary Ann McClelland, of Taonui, Feilding, New Zealand. Born at Millers Flat, Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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John was my Nannie's brother. She married Malcolm Allan MacLeod, their son William Johnstone MacLeod is my father. In Sep/Oct 2014, my wife and I, with my son and his partner, will travel to visit th... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2671
Name:
John Ernest McClelland
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William McClelland (father), Miller's Flat, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Miller's Flat, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 December 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. M. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Ernest McClelland
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