MacRAE, John
(Service number 40831)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 20/08/1884 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 November 1916 | Age | 32 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Mesopotamia, Mt Somers | ||
| Occupation | Station manager | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs K MacRae, (mother) Kayle of Lochalch, Ross-shire, Scotland | ||
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 | 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
| Date | 1 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1917-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 August 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Le Cateau, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Honnechy British Cemetery, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial (as McRae) | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)
External Links
Related Documents
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
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