Private

William McKillop

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James McKillop, of Huntly. Born at Palmerston.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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He was not single, I have a picture of them getting married. She was a Margaret Burke and they married in 1916. They both died of the flu within 3 months of each, my father their son, was 18mths old... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/663
Name:
William McKillop
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
18 November 1890
Place of Birth: 
Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
James McKillop (father), Huntly, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
21 Calder Street, St Kilda, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of influenza
Date of Death:
12 November 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block F, Row 37, Grave 118.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William McKillop
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