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KAY, Alfred Ivan William
(Service number 29172)

Private AIW Kay — (Auckland Weekly News 1918 )

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names G-M, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

Aliases	William
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	08/05/1896	Place of Birth	New Zealand

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Zac Kay (father), Hornbrook Street, Temuka, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	18 Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Date	10 November 1916
Transport	Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington, New zealand	Destination	Plymouth, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	14 October 1917	Age	21
Place of Death	Belgium
Cause	Died of wounds
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, West - Vlaanderen, Belgium
Memorial Reference	V.D. 22
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Alfred Kay was the son of Mr. Zac and Mrs Deborah nee Horsman Kay, of Temuka, Temuka, New Zealand; Educated Temuka District High School

Sources

Cenotaph database (October 2014); Temuka Glorious Dead WW1 (Temuka RSA)

External Links

Researched and Written by

Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG

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