McLACHLAN, Colin John Alexander
(Service number 20931)
| First Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1891 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Engine Driver | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. Mclachlan (mother), Doyleston, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth or Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 October 1917 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot cemetery, Zonnebeke, West vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Dolyston Roll of Honour | ||
Biographical Notes
Colin McLachlan was the son of Archie (Archibald Hugh) and Mary (Mary Eliabeth nee Charles) McLachlan, of Hazelburn, Dolyston, Canterbury, Otago
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014); 'nzhistory.net.nz'; NZ Historical BDM records (bdmhistoricalrecords,dai.govt.nz)
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