McCULLOCH, David
(Service number 48737)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 13/02/1877 | Place of Birth | Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 June 1917 | Age | 39 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Te Teko | ||
| Occupation | Farmhand for George Murray, Te Teko, Whakatane | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Waimate Rifle Volunteers (1 Year) | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | W.A.McCulloch (Brother) Glenroy, 15 Carr St, North East Valley,Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1917 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 December 1917 | Age | 40 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Missing believed killed | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonneebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of the late Samuel and Helen McCulloch of 15 Carr St, North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand (both born in Scotland). It appears Helen was later Mrs Inkster of 13 Frederick St, Linwood, Christchurch
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Nov 2013); Archways (Nov 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013); War Census CD; Cannot find on NZBDM even with alternate spellings (Nov 2013)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
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