| Regimental number | 4270 |
| Place of birth | Chatsworth New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Macpherson Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, M McAulay, Macpherson Street, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Scottish Rifles. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4270A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4391 Pte Hector McAULAY, 54th Bn, killed in action 19 July 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 20 December 1915; disembarked Suez, 17 January 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 1st Trainin Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Now, 28 July 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. M. Kennedy, 21 July 1916. Note, Red Cross File No 1880504: 'Killed in Action 19-20-7-16[.] Cert. by A.I.F. Headquarters 27-4-17[.] Killed in Action 19-20-7-16 - Buried [by Rev. W.M. KENNEDY] Cemetery - Sailly-Sur-les Lys 2.25 miles E.N.E. of Estaires S.W. of Armentieres sheet 36 sq.G.22 C.26[.] Cert. by A.I.F. Headquarters 1-5-17.' Statement, 2794 Sergeant H.P. CHRISTIE, 54th Bn, 23 March 1917: 'They [4270 R. McAULAY and 4391 H. McAULAY] were twins and in L.G. [Lewis Gun] Section. One of them (I think R. McAulay) was killed on July 19th., in the German front line at Fromelles. Sgt. Major Meiley of B. Coy told me this and I think he had seen him killed. I have heard that the other is P/W, but am not certain, and cannot remember informant's name.' Second statement, 4206 Pte J. FITZGERALD, B Company, 54th Bn (patient, Red Cross Hospital, Netley, England), 16 February 1917: 'When we were occupying the trenches which we captured from the Germans at Fromelles on July 19/16. H. McAulay told Pte H. McCarthy of B Coy that his brother had been wounded.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McAULAY Roderick
Red Cross file 1880504 |
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