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John Murdoch McLEAN

Regimental number5728
Place of birthMoongan, Mount Morgan, Queensland
SchoolCalliungal North State School, Mount Morgan, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway labourer
AddressMoongan, Mount Morgan, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, J McLean, Moongan, Mount Morgan, Queensland
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 10), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
76
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Calliungal North State School Roll of Honour ('Died for Love of Country'), Mount Morgan Memorial Hall, Queensland. Parents: John and Amy MCLEAN, Moongan, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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