John William McKay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKay, of Chatto Creek, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12445
Name:
John William McKay
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Andrew McKay (father), Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Blacksmith
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
10 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John William McKay
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