McKILLOP, Colin
(Service number 34713)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/05/1887 | Place of Birth | Palmerston South |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Albury Coal Mine | ||
| Occupation | Miner | ||
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| Next of Kin | Miss M. KYDD (friend), care of McDonald, Rocklands, Fairlie | ||
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 | 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | *1955 | Age | 67 years |
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Biographical Notes
Colin McKIillop was born on 5 May 1887 at Palmerston, Otago, the son of James and Ellen McKillop. He was baptized on 5 November 1887 at St Mary's Anglican Church, Palmerston. He was educated at the Palmerston School. In 1916 he married Mary Jane Preece Kydd, the friend who was his next-of-kin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2019]; School Admission record (Dunedin Branch NZSG) [14 January 2019]
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