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Cenotaph record

William John Mckay

  • Service number
    WWI 5441 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Jack Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Family plot memorial,
    Waimairi Cemetery, 195 Grahams Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Family plot memorial William John MCKAY 5441 Photographed 23 February 2015 Waimairi Cemetery, 195 Grahams Road, Christchurch ©Sarndra Lees

Family plot memorial William John MCKAY 5441

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Mckay AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jack Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Family plot memorial,
    Waimairi Cemetery, 195 Grahams Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Service number
    WWI 5441 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Louisa McKay, Braco Settlement, Fendalton Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 19 April 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 5441 AWMM
  • Military service
    Served in the 3rd Reinforcement Infantry, New Zealand AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    23 Sep 1917 {Age 25} AWMMDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 September 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 25 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
    24 September 1917 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Family plot memorial also Military personnel record; Archway portal via Archives New Zealand; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19147727
  • Age at death
    26 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Family plot memorial
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row S, Grave No. 47), Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Family plot memorial
    Waimairi Cemetery, 195 Grahams Road, Christchurch, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Personal visit
  • Memorial reference
    Block number: AN1 Plot number: 3 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database; family member search

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 December 2018SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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