Regimental number | 1381 |
Place of birth | Lutwych, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Timber worker |
Address | c/o Kenneth D Mackay, Union Street, Nundah, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Brother, R Mackay, Union Street, Nundah, Queensland |
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Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 55669 Pte Kenneth Donald MACKAY, 7th General Service Reinforcements, returned to Australia, 13 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit at Gallipoli, 2 May 1915. Admitted to 18th Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 11 December 1915 (debility); transferred to No. 3 Australian General Hospital, 11 December 1915. Transferred to No. 6 Convalescent Hospital, Alexandria, 18 January 1916. Discharged, 26 January 1916; admitted to Base Depot, Mustapha, 27 January 1916. Rejoined Bn, Serapeum, 3 March 1916. Transferred to Pioneer Bn, 11 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 2 April 1916. Wounded in action, 4 June 1916 (rifle bullet, left hand: slight); transferred to England, 8 August 1916, and admitted to Chatham Military Hospital, 9 June 1916. Transferred to No. 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 28 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses' from Plymouth, 13 February 1917; discharged, 23 May 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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