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MCKINLEY, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4883 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Timor West, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Timor West, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Library attendant |
| Memorials: | Melbourne Public Library and National Museum of Victoria Great War Honour Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Training Battalion, England | |
| 9 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 13 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4883, 5th Infantry Battalion, RTA 12 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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