MacRAE, Roderick
(Service number 41340)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/12/1887 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 March 1917 | Age | 29 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Hatuma | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand for Trustees Murdoch McKay | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Farquhar Macrae, (mother), Sallachy, Ardelve, 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 | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, H Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Pakeha | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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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 | Age | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World 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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