Regimental number | 3200 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret McLean, 11 Gertrude Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Margaret MCLEAN, 165 Bank Street, South Melbourne. Native of Geelong, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Father: 3202 Pte Alexander McLEAN, 60th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1917; discharged, 27 February 1918: Brother: 3209 Pte Victor Henry McLEAN, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 February 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 25 February 1916. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLEAN Alexander Leslie |