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Second Lieutenant

Duncan McLean

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Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Donald and Ann McLean, of Parkton, Killearnan, Ross-shire, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

'A tragic affair occurred in the 2nd Battalion lines on March 3rd. Captain R.J. Hill M.C., and 2nd Lieut. D. McLean were fatally shot without apparent reason by a private of the Battalion Transport, who, presumably insane, subsequently shot himself. A funeral service was held in the Hondeghem Cemetery on the following day was attended by representatives of each company and of other branches of the Division.' (Byrnes -Official History of the Otago Regiment)

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/383
Name:
Duncan McLean
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Donald McLean, Killearnan, Ross-shire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Lady Barkly, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Murdered
Date of Death:
03 March 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Hondeghem Churchyard
Cemetery Reference: 
A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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