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George Edmund MACKNEY

Regimental number3857
Place of birthGrafton New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHairdresser
AddressArcadia Street, Penshurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Mackney, Arcadia Street, Penshurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialAubigny British Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 2), Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Elizabeth MACKNEY, Arcadia Street, Penshurst, New South Wales. Native of Grafton, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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