McKELVY, Frederick
(Service number 28906)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23/12/1892 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs A. LEONARD (mother), Wyndham | ||
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, J 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 | 18 April 1959 | Age | 66 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hautapu Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Sutherlands War Memorial - served (as F. McKELVIE) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John McKELVY & Amelia Ann nee SAMS (later Mrs MONAGAN then Mrs LEONARD). Brother John George McKELVY was killed in action in 1917. Educated at Addington, Sutherlands & Pleasant Point schools. Married Florence Jane MITCHELL in 1928. Arrived home to an enthusiastic welcome in Timaru on 15 May 1919.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [28 February 2014]; Timaru Herald, 15 & 22 October 1918, 16 May 1919 (Papers Past) [28 February 2014]
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