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Albert Edward McCOY

Regimental number2449
Place of birthColeraine, Victoria
SchoolStrathkellar near Hamilton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank official
AddressMount Gambier, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr James Edward McCoy, Hamilton, Victoria
Previous military service74th Infantry
Enlistment date18 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 21 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHis comrades spoke of him as being very popular. His C.O. states, he was a promising soldier and highly esteemed both by officers and men! His superior officer in the the bank states. he was a excellent officer with every prospect for a prosperous career."
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 8), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Tarrayoukyan Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: James (d. 17 June 1945; bu. Tarrayoukyan Cemetery) and Annabella (d. 10 April 1915, aged 43; bu. Tarrayoukyan Cemetery) MCcOY, Merino, Victoria. Native of Gritjurk, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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