Regimental number | 586 |
Place of birth | Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Torrens Road, Alberton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34.3 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 178 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jean McLachlan, Torrens Road, Alberton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Orbost, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Themistocles', 4 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg); disembarked Adelaide, 2 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), Adelaide, 27 August 1917. War service: 2 years 165 days (of which 2 years 56 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as McLACKLAN. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLACHLAN Douglas Bloomfield |