McINTOSH, James Kingsley
(Service number 7/872)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 06/11/1895 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 37 Matilda St. Timaru, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John McIntosh, (Father) 37 Matilda St, 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 | 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles 3rd Reinforcements | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Balkans (Gallpoli) 1915, Egypt 1915-16,Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 June 1918 | Age | 23 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru Hospital | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Kingsley John McIntosh, also known as James Kingsley McIntosh, was the fifth son of Alexander John and Jane (née Harpur) McIntosh. He was educated at Waimataitai, Timaru Main and Waihao Native schools. Kingsley returned from the war suffering from shell shock. On 24 May 1918 he had a motor cycle accident on the Pareora Road and died in the Timaru Hospital on 3 June, aged 23 years. His brother, Stanley Herbert McIntosh died on 29 March 1918 in France. The Methodist Church of Timaru placed a handsome window in the Bank Street Church as a memorial for the war victims of the congregations. Apart from the names of the fallen appearing on the window, the names of all who served were inscribed in a book which was to be preserved in the Church. Included in the names was that of Kingsley John McIntosh. Kinglsey did die before war’s end but not as a result of his service. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission records [27 March 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [27 March 2020]; 5 July 1918, Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922 (Papers Past) [24 & 27 March 2020]
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG; Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
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