McLAY, Thomas Benjamin
(Service number 6/4109)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 06/03/1879 | Place of Birth | Waikouaiti |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Victoria Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Platelayer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South African War | ||
| Marital Status | Married. Three children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs T. B. McLAY (wife), Waikouaiti, Otago | ||
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 | 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 30 December 1964 | Age | 85 years |
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| Place of Death | Waikouaiti | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | St John's Anglican Cemetery, Waikouaiti | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thomas Benjamin McLay was the fourth son of John McLay and Ellen née Bray. He was educated at Waikouaiti School, leving at 14 years to go home to work. He married Helen Ida Grindell on 17 December 1903 at Geraldine. Thomas had already served in the South African War. Private T. B. McLay, Timaru, was one of the recruits for the Tenth Reinforcements who left South Canterbury in mid November 1915 for Trentham Camp.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 August 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 August 2019]; school Admission record; Timaru Herald, 13 November 1915 (Papers Past) [12 August 2019]
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