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Archibald William Edward McGILVRAY

Regimental number7044
Place of birthWareek, Victoria
SchoolWareek State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressShepherd Siding via Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, J McGilvray, Shepherd Siding via Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 March 1918
Place of death or woundingNeuve Eglise, Ypres Belgium
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNeuve-Eglise Churchyard (Row F, Grave No. 6), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
70
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Agnes MCGILVRAY, Shepherd's Siding, New South Wales. Native of Victoria. Commemorated in Wagga Wagg Monumental Cemetery, New South Wales.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7045 Pte John Alexander McGILVRAY, 13th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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