McKAY, William Joseph
(Service number 32878)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 29/11/1887 | Place of Birth | Oamaru,New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 28 July 1916 | Age | 29 |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- Walter Blackie, East Taieri | ||
| Occupation | Labourer (for J. Good, Hinds) | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Margaret mcKay (Mother) Mosgiel, Otago | ||
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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| 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 | 31 January 1917 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru Hospital | ||
| Cause | Died of accident occuring or disease contracted while training with or attached to NZEF in New Zealand. Army records states "C.S.M." | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall; Featherston Cemetery Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Margaret McKay.
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013); Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Nov 2013); War Census CD (Nov 2013); CWGC (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013); Archways (May 2014); Cannot find birth entry on NZBDM (May 2014)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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JCl
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