Regimental number | 3599 |
Place of birth | Korong Vale, Victoria |
True Name | MACKIN, Terence Joseph |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Sunshine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs M Burton, Sunshine, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 2nd [Victorian?] Contingent, South African (Boer) War. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 77), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Ellen MACKIN |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19/20 July 1916. Died of wounds, No 8 Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen). Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension by Reverend A. F. Fenn, 21 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MACKEY Thomas |