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MAGEE, William Cleland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51421 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 May 1917, Enlisted Adelaide South Australia. Allocated to 14th reinforcement’s 8th Machine Gun Company 12th November 1917 Seymour Camp Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Brantford Canada, 1869 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 29 December 1949 |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Anglican Section Row 16 Grave 130 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51421, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Adelaide South Australia. Allocated to 14th reinforcement’s 8th Machine Gun Company 12th November 1917 Seymour Camp Victoria | |
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| 7 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Transferred to MGC reinforcement’s Seymour Camp Victoria from B Company MGC Mitcham Camp SA for training | |
| 30 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Depot Battalion, Transferred to 2nd Depot Battalion Broadmeadows Camp for duty and allocated to 8th reinforcement’s 38th Battalion | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Depot Battalion, Transferred to 10th reinforcement’s 46th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria Amended to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria for overseas service | |
| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 51421, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 51421, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 21 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Promoted Lance Corporal Voyage Only | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Transferred to MGC Details UK for training | |
| 4 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Taken on Strength of 1st MG Battalion in the field France for Duty | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51421, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 4MD Adelaide SA termination Period of Enlistment on HT Takada | |
| 1 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51421, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged 4MD Adelaide SA termination Period of Enlistment |
Personal Stories
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Legatee: Miss Lyla Ferguson Bogan Gate NSW
NOK: Sister Mrs Kathleen Notman 33 Colonial Circle Buffalo New York State USA