Regimental number | 5164 |
Place of birth | Montrose, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hulk Fortuna, c/o Waterman, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Mackie, Hulk Fortuna, c/o Waterman, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 16 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 17 May 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, 25 May 1916 (gonorrhea); transferred to 9th Stationary Hospital, Havre, 26 May 1916; to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 30 June 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 4 August 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 72 days. Joined 1st Bn, in the field, 26 August 1916. Wounded in action, Guedecourt, 5 January 1917 (shrapnel wound, right leg, left thigh); admitted to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 6 January 1917; transferred to 25th Ambulance Train, 7 January 1916, and admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 7 January 1917 (wounds: severe); transferred to England, 23 January 1917, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 20 June 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth. 23 July 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 25 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 2 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MACKIE William |