McBRIDE, Andrew
(Service number 55603)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 4 February 1897 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | Abt 20 | |
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Frances McBride (Mother) Wai-iti Rd, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 August 1918 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Baupaume, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Vaulx Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Gleniti War Memorial; Chalmers Church Memorial Plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Samuel and Frances Elizabeth McBride. Brother of Robert (b.1895), Andrew (b.22 April 1897), Margaret Dinsmore (b.1899), Gillies (b.1901), George (b.1903), Norman McLeod and Frances Elizabeth (b.1905), Jean Catherine (b.1907) and Charles (b.1909).
Listed in the 1911 Roll book of Timaru Technical High School as doing Standard 6 work. His occupation was given as "Drapers Assistant".
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves(Nov 2013); NZBDM1897/7229; War Census CD (Nov 2013); Timaru Technical High School roll books (SCRoll submission from J James, Mountainview High School, 25 March 2015)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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