Gunner

Spence Leslie McKay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of David Paton McKay and Eliza McKay, of Okains Bay, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1878
Name:
Spence Leslie McKay
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
David P. McKay (father), O'Kain's Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
O'Kain's Bay, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
03 October 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
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: 
II. C. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Spence Leslie McKay
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