Rifleman

William Robert Keay

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of W. R. and Ellen Steele Keay. Born at Fairlie, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25717
Name:
William Robert Keay
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
08 October 1886
Place of Birth: 
Mackenzie Country, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William Robert Keay (father), Post-office, Herekino, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o Herekino Post Office, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 August 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
23 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 65
Vessel:
Pakeha
Destination:
Devonport, England (19 November 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Robert Keay
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