Regimental number | 3209 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alexander McLean, 11 Gertrude Street, West Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Compulsory Military Training scheme (Area 69B). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, 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 |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
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, Victoria. 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: 3200 Pte Alexander Leslie McLEAN, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916.Admitted to hospital, Ferry Post, 10 April 1916; discharged, and rejoined Bn, 14 April 1916 (no further details recorded). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 25 August 1916, declared 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1950201: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 3158 Sergeant H. LAU, 60th Bn (patient, No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, England), 23 October 1916: 'I knew MacLean (sic) personally and saw him dead on the evening of 20th July in No-Man's-Land, Fleurbaix. He was lying in a Sap. It looked as though he had been crawling back, and had got mortally wounded before getting back. He was in the Charge.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLEAN Victor Henry
Red Cross File No 1950201 |