Keith Owen Alexander McEldowney

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Joseph Alexander and Gladys Annie McEldowney, of Kaipaki, Waikato.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"SOLDIER FOUND DEAD IN BED. A young soldier, Private Keith Owen Alexander McEldowney, aged 18, was found dead in his bed at a battle station in Auckland on Saturday morning. Death is believed to have been due to suffocation."

EVENING STAR, ISSUE 24281, 24 AUGUST 1942, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number:

620978

Name:

Keith Owen Alexander McEldowney

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Suffocation

Date of Death:

23 August 1942

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hamilton East Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Public Area C6, Row A, Grave 9.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand