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William MACKIE

Regimental number5164
Place of birthMontrose, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressHulk Fortuna, c/o Waterman, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 4.5"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Mackie, Hulk Fortuna, c/o Waterman, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 December 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Discharge date2 February 1918
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
SourcesNAA: B2455, MACKIE William

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