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Robert MACKIE

Regimental number1072
Date of birth29 June 1878
Place of birthEngland
SchoolDover, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Mackie, L7 Monta Road, Orrell, Liverpool, England
Enlistment date30 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1917
Discharge date23 October 1917
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France. Wounded at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915; invalided to Mena House, Cairo; recovered and returned to duty, 25 July 1915, and emained at Gallipoli until the December evacuation. Contracted illness in France, invalided to 1st London General Hospital, November 1916, recovered, returned to duty. Discharged in Australia as medically unfit. Wife: Mrs Ellen T. Mackie, of Saddleworth, SA.

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