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McINTYRE, William
(Service number 112)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	08/11/1886	Place of Birth	Pleasant Point

Enlistment Information

Date	17 August 1914	Age	27 years 8 months
Address at Enlistment	Australia
Occupation	Tramway employee
Previous Military Experience	Cadets - one year. Discharged at own request
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs L. McINTYRE (mother), Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information	height 5 feet 7½ inches. Weight 15 stone 7 lbs. Chest measurement 44-46 inches. Complexion ruddy. Hair light brown

Military Service

Served with	Australian Imperial Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	6th Battalion
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	A Company
Date	19 October 1914
Transport	Hororata
Embarked From	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Destination

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No information

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Discharge

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Biographical Notes

William McIntyre was born on 8 November 1886 at Pleasant Point and baptised there, the eldest son of John and Letitia (née Cochrane) McIntyre. Along with his brothers and sisters, William was educated at Pleasant Point School. On 17 August 1914 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, William attested for service with the Australian Imperial Forces. He was a tramway employee, single and of Church of England affiliation. He had served one year with the Cadets, being discharged at his own request, He named his mother as next-of-kin – Mrs L. McIntyre, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury, New Zealand. His father had died in 1905. William McIntyre, 112, embarked with the 6th Battalion, A Company on 19 October 1914 at Melbourne, per the “Hororata”. He was deemed fit for active service, but it appears that Private McIntyre saw no service as he was not eligible for war medals. What became of William? Did he return to New Zealand? A younger brother, Albert McIntyre, served with the New ZealandForces.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 April 2021]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [17 April 2021]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 April 2021]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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