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William Stewart McGHEE

Regimental number4475
Place of birthSouth Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolDorcas Street State School South Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
Address27 Normanby Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabel McGhee, 27 Normanby, South Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4/1/1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 14/6/1918
Place of death or woundingNot Known
Age at death22
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 2), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Isabella MCGHEE, 27 Normandy Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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