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McKELLAR, Archibald Campbell
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Birth

Date	28/06/1888	Place of Birth	Otaki

Enlistment Information

Date	21 March 1918	Age	29 years 9 months
Address at Enlistment	11 Hatton Street, Timaru
Occupation	Cook
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs e. McKELLAR (mother), 11 Hatton Street, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 2 inches. Weight 132 lbs. Chest measurement 34-36½ inches. Complexion dark. Eyes brown. Sight - right eye 6/18, left eye 6/9. Hearing & colour vision both normal. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Had had fits - last in 1907. No notification for consumption. Never under treatment in a sanatorium or mental institution. Absence from work - epileptic fits since childhood when 5 years old; hip joint disease. States - Had freq. Epileptic fits until 5 years of age & was free until 18 yrs old, when they came on again.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	5 April 1947	Age
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Memorial or Cemetery	Waipukurau Cemetery
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Biographical Notes

Archibald Campbell McKellar was born Archibald Ferguson McKellar, the eldest son of Archibald and Emily (née Carter) McKellar.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5544 0074365) [21 July 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 July 2016]

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