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Brian William McKay 1918–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1918

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: Friday 5 December 1941

Death Location: El Alamein, MAṭrūḥ, Egypt

Father: Henry McKay

Mother: Mabel Kirk

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Brian William McKay began in 1918 in New Zealand. In 1940, Brian William McKay resided in Auckland, New Zealand. Brian William McKay passed away in 1941 in El Alamein, MAṭrūḥ, Egypt.

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Biography

  • The story of Brian William McKay began in 1918 in New Zealand.
  • In 1940, Brian William McKay resided in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Brian William McKay passed away in 1941 in El Alamein, MAṭrūḥ, Egypt.

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Brian McKay's Ancestors

Self
Brian McKay
1918–1941
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
Henry McKay
1887–1929
Napier, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Mabel (Priscilla) Kirk
1893–1963
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Grandparents
Edward (James) Kirk
1851–1936
Reading, Berkshire, England
Frances (Alice) Nugent
1851–1910
Saint George The Martyr Workhouse,Southwark,London,England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Kirk
1805–1878
Thomas Morris
1820–
Catharine Nugent
1825–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Morris
1791–1863

Brian McKay's Timeline

3 Records

1918
about 1918
Birth of Brian William McKay in New Zealand
New Zealand
1940
1940
Age 22
Brian William McKay resided here in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
1941
Friday 5 December 1941
Age 23
Death of Brian William McKay in Egypt
Egypt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1918
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWII Nominal Rolls, Roll: 2; Nominal Roll: 1 Apr 1940 - 30 Jun 1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Friday 5 December 1941
    Event Place: Egypt
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: El Alamein, MAṭrūḥ, Egypt
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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