Clyde McGilp
Born 12 Oct 1884 - Died 14 Nov 1918
- Service number
- South African 7475 AWMM
- WWI 2/280 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Clyde AWMM
- Surname
- McGilp AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- South African 7475 AWMM
- WWI 2/280 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 12 Oct 1884 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 1902 AWMM Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM
- Next of kin
- Mrs Mary McGilp (mother), Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- South African 7475 AWMM
- WWI 2/280 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
DSO. London Gazette, 1 January 1917, p 29, Rec No 473. Reproduced in Wayne McDonald, "Honours and Awards to the NZEF in the Great War 1914-1918 p 194. "This officer has done consistent good work ever since the 1st Battery was formed. On many occasions, like other B.C.s, he has had to observe under heavy fire. Several times in Armentieres his battery was heavily shelled, and he acted with great coolness and decision. On many occasions his battery has had to cut wire at close ranges. He was an excellent B.C., and I consider is worthy of recognition. He commanded the Battery in the heavy fighting at Gallipoli." AWMM - Queen's South Africa Medal (Transvaal, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM
- 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
MiD. London Gazette, 4 January 1917, p 261. Reproduced in McDonald "Honours and Awards to the NZEF in the Great War 1914-1918 p 194. "Mentioned in despatch from General Sir Douglas Haig, G.C.B. Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France, dated 13th November, 1916." AWMM - New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
London Gazette 01/01/1917 AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- South Africa 1902 AWMM
Age 18 AWMM
Telegraph Operator/Civilian AWMM - WW1 27 Aug 1914 AWMM
Age 29 AWMM
Soldier/Military AWMM
- South Africa 1902 AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- South Africa Vessel was Devon AWMM Private AWMM
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Arawa or Limerick AWMM Captain/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM Main Body AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Influenza/ Pneumonia AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 18 Jul 1918 AWMM
Unfit for service AWMM
Major/Military AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Pre- WWI, Clyde lived on Hauraki Street, Birkenhead, with his father, Constable Alexander McGilp (Birkenhead's first resident police officer) and his mother, Mary. The McGilps had eight children: five sons and three daughters. Three of their five sons - Douglas (35300), Clyde (7475, 2/280) and Lionel - served in WWI. Douglas returned home, Clyde did return home but died in 1918, and Lionel was discharged.
He had a long and honourable career serving his country. It began at the age of 18 when he served in the South African war in 1902 as a Private.
On his return to New Zealand, he stayed with the army, being promoted to Lieutenant in 1906 and Captain in 1909.
When World War 1 broke out, he enlisted on 27 August 1914 with the 1st Battery of the NZ Field Artillery.
He was promoted to the Officer Commanding (OC) of this Battery on 26 July 1915, aged 21. He kept command of the Battery throughout its campaigns in Egypt in 1914-16, in Gallipoli in 1915 and even when it combined with the 3rd, 7th and 8th Battalions to form the 1st Brigade in France in 1916.
On 18 July 1918, McGilp was passed unfit for military service and returned to NZ. He became an artillery instructor at Featherston Military Camp with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
McGilp died at Featherston on November 14 1918 of influenza during the Flu Epidemic of 1918. He was only 35.
Next of Kin: Mrs M. McGilp, Birkenhead, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 14 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age 35 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of Disease AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery, Western Lake Road, Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM 688A AWMM
- Featherston Cemetery AWMM
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Featherston Cemetery Memorial, Featherston, New Zealand AWMM
- Memorial plaque, Auckland Garrison Officers Club, St Mary's Church (part of Holy Trinity Cathedral ), corner St Stephens Avenue & Parnell Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Birkenhead Roll of Honour, Birkenhead War Memorial Park AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used - Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10924292
Further Reference - Other military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7880405
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130267.html
Further Reference - New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
Further Reference - Deaths of Soldiers. Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 121, 18 November 1918, Page 4
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19181118.2.22&srpos
Further Reference - Birkenhead Roll of Honour Index, Auckland Council Archives
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/AUC233/searchbirkenhead.htm
Further Reference - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used - Diary, 1915-1916
http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus/FULL/GLOBAL/OPHDR/1639/19994,33Public - Victoria - Researcher - 10 September 2015 - Alexander Turnbull Library
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- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- References
- The Evening Post
- Military Personnel file
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 448 - McGilp, Clyde. Certificate of service 1914-1918. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-98-42.
- Mickle, A. M. R. (n.d.) Mickle album. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-561.
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 3: Includes portrait - Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
- Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
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