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McGILLIVRAY, William
(Service number 17863)

Court Star of Waihao No. 7929 Roll of Honour WWI — Roll of Honour Court Star of Waihao (No. 7929). Ancient Order of Foresters. Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919.

Coloured parchment poster surrounded by individual photographs of servicemen. Poster has central circular insert with handwritten inscription :-
'LEST WE FORGET, Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919'

Includes photographs of: Bro J. Gynes, Bro C.W. Carbis, Bro S.R. Dickson, P.C.R. Bro H. Head, Bro H.N. Jones, Bro L.A. Mansfield, Bro R.C. Buller, P.C.R. Bro L.S. Marshall, Bro J.B. Robson, Bro W.H. Caple, Bro W.B. Corry, P.C.R. Bro J. McLeay; also includes places (but no photographs) for: P.C.R. Bro J.H. Woods, P.C.R. Bro A.E. McMurtrie, P.C.R. Bro W. McGillivray, Bro J. McGillivray (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-03074)

Aliases
First Rank	Driver	Last Rank

Birth

Date	08/10/1878	Place of Birth	Inverness, Scotland

Enlistment Information

Date	7 April 1916	Age	39 yrs
Address at Enlistment	Morven
Occupation	Ploughman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs B. EWEN (sister), Ashburton
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 12 stone. Chest measurement 35-37 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes grey. Hair light brown. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing and colour vision normal. Limbs and chest well formed. Full movement of joints. Heart and lungs normal. Teeth fairly good. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects. No fits. Deemed Fit.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	15th Reinforcements Army Service Corps
Date	26 July 1916
Transport	Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Devonport, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	20 August 1917	Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Labourer

Death

Date	18 August 1958	Age	84 yrs
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Waimate Old Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Area Presbyterian, Plot 000656
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William McGILLIVRAY was born in Inverness in Scotland. He Married Ethel Elizabeth BOROWN in 1921. Ethel was a sister of David, Francis and James BROWN who all served in WWI.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [15 May 2014]; Headstone transcription Waimate Old Cemetery (South Canterbury Branch NSG) [08 August 2014]; Waimate Cemetery records (Waimtae District Council) [23 August]

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