| Regimental number | 3102 |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Moulder |
| Address | 17 Barr Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H Malcolm, 17 Barr Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Scottish Rifles (6 years, time expired); South Africa (11 months). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 6), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 5 February 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Found guilty, 27 April 1916, of being late on Afternoon Parade: awarded 6 days' confined to camp. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. M. Holliday, 21 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MALCOLM William |
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