Topic: AIF - NZMRB - CMR
CMR, NZEF
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
John McKay
Poppies on the Auckland Cenotaph plinth
A brief biography of John McKay extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
| Full Name: | Lance Corporal John McKay |
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| Rank Last Held: | Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): | John |
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| Surname: | McKay |
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| War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: | 7/1264 |
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| First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: | David McKay (father), Winchmore, Porowhita, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: | Single |
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| Enlistment Address: | Winchmore, New Zealand |
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| Military District: | Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: | 6th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: | 14 August 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: | Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: | |
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| Vessel: | Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: | 455 |
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| Last Unit Served: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: | Egypt |
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| Date of Death: | 9 August 1916 |
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| Year of Death: | 1916 |
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| Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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| Further References: | Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: | Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, John McKay
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Saturday, 12 September 2009 11:59 PM EADT
