Sydney Edward McKay

In memoriam

Sydney Edward McKay was the Son of the late Henry McKay, and of Mabel McKay, of Westmere, Auckland, New Zealand. Service Number ~ 24150 Unit ~ New Zealand Infantry, 24 Battalion Next of Kin ~ Mrs M McKay (mother), 101 Park Rd, Auckland, New Zealand Occupation on Enlistment ~ Brewery hand Cause of Death ~ Accidentally killed on active service While billeted in the town of Katerine in Greece, McKay was accidentally shot and killed. The locals donated a plot in their cemetery for his burial, and several hundred people, soldiers and civilians alike, attended the funeral. His remains were later reinterred at Phaleron War Cemetery in Athens. Source: AWMM Online Cenotaph..

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