MCINTOSH, Victor Charles
| Service Number: | 23 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 16 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith Striker |
| Died: | Meningitis, Egypt, 13 January 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Plot B, Grave 143, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead WW1 Harbors Board Employees Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 23 | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 23, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 23, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father John and Mother Alice McIntosh, lived at Carlisle Street, Glanville, South Australia,
later moved to Ansell Street, Semaphore, South Australia.
Victor was described on enlisting as 21 years 2 months of age; single; 5' 7" tall; 190 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair; Methodist
19/08/1914 enlisted into WWI
20/10/1914 embarked Outer Harbour, SA onboard HT A11 Ascanius
as a Lance Corporal with 10th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
13/01/1915 sick with Meningitis
died from this illness at Mena, Egypt
buried in: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Row B, Grave 143
His name is commemorated on Panel 59 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (4283); British War medal (4701); Victory medal (4700)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (305720)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 14/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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