McKAY, Kenneth John
(Service number 29178)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 10/01/1892 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Next of Kin | Donald Richard McKAY (brother), York Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 18th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 June 1954 | Age | 63 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Pleasant Point Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Angus & Jemima (nee WILLS) McKAY. Brother of Angus Douglas McKAY who died of wounds in 1918 in France. Brother Donald Richard McKAY also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [20 October 2013]; TDC headstone image, Pleasnt Point Cemetery [22 October 2013]
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