| Regimental number | 23072 |
| Place of birth | Tain, Scotland |
| Other Names | Mackay, L |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Next of kin | Brother, W Mackay, Tain, Ross Shire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Tain Volunteers for 4 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36(a)/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Cairns Cemetery (Portion Presbyterian, Section D, Grave No. 291), Queensland |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Death due to service. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Queensland. Son of Mr William MACKAY, Tain, Rosshire, Scotland |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 11 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 July 1916. Transferred to 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, 30 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 July 1916; taken on strength, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, 8 April 1917. To hospital, 25 June 1917 (Bronchitis; gas); transferred to England, 13 July 1917 (tubercular lung);admitted to Tooting Military Hospital, 14 July 1917. Transferred to No. 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 28 July 1917; discharged, 2 August 1917, and granted furlough to 16 August 1917, to report to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 18 November 1917, for overland travel to Queensland; discharged, 26 December 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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