McRAE, John
(Service number 28520)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12 June 1884 | Place of Birth | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 24 June 1916 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waitohi, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Engine driver | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Roderick McRAE (father), Little Mill, Newhills, Aberdeenshire; Peter Davidson (friend), Inglewood, 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 | 9th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion, H Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 October 1977 | Age | 86 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John McRae, born in 1886 at Dyce, Abdernshire, Scotland, was the son of Roderick and Annie McRae. In 1891 and 1901 John was at home at Little Mill, Abdershire, with his family.In 1918 he married Vere Florence Richards, four of whose brothers saw service in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 December 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [23 December 2017]; 1891 & 1901 census returns Scotland (ancestry.com.au) [22 December 2017]
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