Samuel MCKAY

MCKAY, Samuel

    Service Number: 2436
    Enlisted: 1 September 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 37th Infantry Battalion
    Born: St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1886
    Home Town: Beazleys Bridge, Northern Grampians, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: 24 February 1939, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: St Arnaud Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    Memorials: Beazleys Bridge Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2436, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2436, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2436, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2436, 37th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
    12 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2436, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele
    12 Jun 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2436, 37th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", SW to left arm and right leg (both later amputated) caused by friendly artillery fire just prior to a trench raid near Monument Wood. Evacuated to UK.
    10 Sep 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2436, 37th Infantry Battalion, RTA 31 January 1919 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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