Regimental number | 2436 |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 3.75" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Donald McKay, Portree Farm, Beasleye Bridge via St Arnaud, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 20 October 1916; trans-shipped to HT 'Borda' at Sierra Leone, 3 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched into 10th Training Bn, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 26 January 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to Sutton Veny, 16 February 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 14 April 1917. Marched into 10th Training Bn, 14 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, no date stated. Proceeded to unit, 2 August 1917; taken on strength of 37th Bn, 5 August 1917. On leave to England, 10 March 1918; rejoined unit, 4 April 1918. Wounded in action, 12 June 1918; admitted to No 10 Field Ambulance, 12 June 1918; transferred to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 12 June 1918 (shrapnel wound right leg and left shoulder); to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 24 June 1918; to England, 16 July 1918; to Beaufort War Hospital, 17 July 1918 (shrapnel wound arm and amputated; shrapnel wound leg and amputated, severe); to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 17 December 1918; discharged, 5 January 1919. Commenced return to Australian on board HT 'Kanowna', 5 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 March 1919; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 10 September 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | St Arnaud Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKAY Samuel |