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Cenotaph record

Walter McKeich

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 15 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 15 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    McKeich AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/4107 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 February 1895 AWMM AWMM
    Victoria, Australia AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James McKeich (father), Arthur's Pass, via Cass, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 4 March 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
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/4107 AWMM
  • Military service
    13th Regiment, North Canterbury AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 18 November 1915 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Miner/Civilian AWMM
  • 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 8.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      140 pounds AWMM
    • Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
      Plate AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Influenza 1916 AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Recorded still absent without leave, September 1917.

    Served abroad 1 year 100 days.

    No medals nor parchment issued as he deserted prior to Armistice. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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