Regimental number | 135 |
Place of birth | Temora, New South Wales |
School | Ringwood State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Ringwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, William Mackinlay, Ringwood |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Was employed as a despatch runner for nearly all his time while on active service." Details from William Mackinlay, father, Box 7, Ringwood, Victoria |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 33), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth MACKINLAY. Native of Temora, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Two first cousins were killed about the same date as fallen soldier |