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John Kershaw MCLAUCHLAN MM Update Details

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MCLAUCHLAN, John Kershaw

Service Number:	1880
Enlisted:	23 December 1915, Inverell, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balmain, New South Wales, 1894
Home Town:	Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wool storeman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

23 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1880, Inverell, New South Wales
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 1880, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 1880, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
23 Aug 1918:	Honoured Military Medal
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement 1880, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1880 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-08-31
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 1880, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne

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