Regimental number | 785 |
Place of birth | Hoskingtown, New South Wales |
School | Bungendore Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | Gidleigh, Bungendore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Maude Margaret McKay, Hope Farm, Koorawatha, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as Sergeant-Major in the 11th Light Horse |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli (died of Illness) |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | East Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 97), Greece. Entry also recorded in Memorial Register No. 6, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of John and Mary Ann McKay. Husband of H.M.M. Lamont (formerly McKay) of 'Dunwandrin', Old Windsor Road, Toongabbie, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte J McKAY, killed in action 7 August 1915 |