McBEATH, John
(Service number 6/4317)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 29/03/1885 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 December 1915 | Age | 30 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Grey Rd., Timaru, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Bank Clerk,National Bank, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary McBeath (Mother),77 Grey 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 | 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry,Battlaion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion, 1st Battalion, C Company | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 September 1916 | Age | 31 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley(New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery,Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Chalmers Church Memorial Plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mary and the late John McBeath of 84 Grey Rd, Timaru, New Zealand (NB:Some records give 77 Gray Rd others 84 Grey Rd.) Probable siblings are Sarah Jane (b.1874), Donald and Elizabeth Mary (b.1875), Florence May (b.1877), Andrew (b.1878), Mildred Maria (b.1879), Robert Wilkin (b.1882), and Louisa (b.1888).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Oct 2013); Archways (Oct 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013); War Census CD (Oct 2013); NZBDM1885/7253
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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