Private

Colin Colquhoun McEwen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward McEwen, of 119 Dixon St., Masterton, New Zealand, and the late Christophina McEwen.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Shane Petterd
Relationship to casualty: Nephew
Submitted by: Shane Petterd
Relationship to casualty: Nephew
Colin was born on 02 Sep 1888 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand,the youngest son of Edward and Christophine McEwen. He died of wounds aged 30 years on 02 Sep 1918 on the Somme near Achiet-le-Peti... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
40042
Name:
Colin Colquhoun McEwen
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
02 September 1888
Place of Birth:
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
E McEwen (father), 119 Dixon Street, Masterton
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
11 October 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
Hastings
Place of Enlistment: 
Hastings, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Steward
Employer:
Hastings Club, Hastings
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion, 1 (Canterbury) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
02 September 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Colin Colquhoun McEwen
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