Historical records matching Pte. Edward Alexander McKay
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About Pte. Edward Alexander McKay
Edward Alexander McKay was the son of James Ross McKay and Annie McKay (née Johnston) who had married in Dunedin on 31 July 1878. His brother, David Johnston McKay, was wounded at Gallipoli, and died in Alexandra, Egypt, on 15 August 1915. Edward served with the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was killed in action at the Somme in France on 15 September 1916. Edward is remembered on the Caterpillar Valley New Zealand Memorial (bio by Debbie McCauley, 20 January 2024).
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- Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
- New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohMc.html / Ref 12.4.2021
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Pte. Edward Alexander McKay's Timeline
| 1894 |
February 19, 1894
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Ashburton, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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| 1916 |
September 15, 1916
Age 22
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Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
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September 15, 1916
Age 22
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Caterpillar Valley New Zealand Memorial, [Panel 4.], Albert, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
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