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M William McColgan MM

Born on 00/00/1890 at ?Old Kilpatrick
Died on 09/06/1917
Born on 18/05/1890 at Old Kilpatrick
Notes:
Son of William McColgan (01/01/1845 - 22/12/1911) and Catherine Mulholland (Born 01/01/1845)
Siblings:
F Fanny McColgan (Born 01/01/1875)
M Patrick McColgan (Born 01/01/1879)
F Mary McColgan (29/01/1881 - 07/03/1939)

Notes

Enlistment records (dated 16th March 1916) show him as a farm hand in Blenheim, New Zealand and confirm his date and place of birth (18th May 1890 in Old Kilpatrick). Mother listed as his next of kin. Private in the 2nd Bn Canterbury Regiment in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, service number 15012. According to the CWGC record he won a Military Medal. EMBARKATION DETAILS WW1 26 June 1916 from Wellington, New Zealand HMNZT 56 or HMNZT 57 Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui Private; 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company; New Zealand Expeditionary Force Died of Wounds, 9th June 1917. Gazetted MM in August 1917. London Gazette, 16 August 1917, p8430, Rec No 781 Buried in grave III. C. 210. Cemetery: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C9206



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