Corporal

Andrew McWhirter

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Mary McWhirter, of Dailly; husband of Marion Kennedy McWhirter, of Bridgend House, Dailly, Ayrshire, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/658
Name:
Andrew McWhirter
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James McWhirter (father), Daisybank, Dailley, Ayrshire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
66 O'Neill Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 2 Field Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
23 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. H. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Andrew McWhirter
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