Sapper

Robert Alexander McKay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Jane McKay, of Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12681
Name:
Robert Alexander McKay
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.W. McKay (mother), 90 Mowbray Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Student
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Signal Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
10 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Robert Alexander McKay
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