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Full Name
George William Kilgour
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
George William
Surname
Kilgour
Also Known As
Killgour
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
12/388
First Known Rank
  • Private
  • Private
Occupation before Enlistment
  • Unknown occupation
  • Farmer
Next of Kin
  • T. Kilgour (father), Komata North, Thames Valley, New Zealand
  • Mrs S. Kilgour (mother), Komata North, Paeroa, Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status
  • Single
  • Unknown marital status
Enlistment Address
  • Komata, North Thames Valley, New Zealand
  • Unknown address
Military District
  • Auckland
  • Unknown military district
Body on Embarkation
  • Main Body
  • New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit
  • Auckland Infantry Battalion
  • 9th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation Date
  • 16 October 1914
  • 8 January 1916
Place of Embarkation
  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
  • Star of India or Waimana
  • Maunganui
Destination
  • Suez, Egypt
  • Suez, Egypt
Nominal Roll Footnotes
  • Born in Australia
  • Ex Main Body.
Nominal Roll Number
  • Vol1
  • 21
Page on Nominal Roll
  • 393
  • 16
Last Unit Served
Auckland Infantry Regiment
Place of Death
Somme, France
Date of Death
Friday 15 September 1916
Year of Death
1916
Cemetery Name
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme, France
Grave Reference
III.D.14
Biographical Notes
George Killgour was the son of Thomas and Sarah Killgour of Komata, North Paeroa. He was a native of Thames.
Additional Information
Recorded as George William Killgour on the CWGC website, recorded as George William Kilgour on the Nominal Rolls and on Archives New Zealand
Sources Used
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org