Regimental number | 3852 |
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper |
Age at embarkation | 31.11 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, R. MacKay, 467 Tuam Street, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served in the Volunteers for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 45th Bn, 6 March 1916. Transferred to 12th Brigade Machine Gun Company, 25 March 1916; taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 26 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 11 June 1916. Wounded in action, 6 August 1916 (shrapnel wound, right knee), abnd admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance; transferred same day top Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to 6th General Hospital, Rouen; to England, 13 September 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, 14 October 1916 (wound: mild); discharged, 16 October 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HS 'Karoola', 16 October 1916; disembarked Sydney, 3 December 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 23 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MacKAY Joseph |