William James MCKEAN

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Service Number:	998
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Corindhap, Victoria, Australia, 30 December 1871
Home Town:	Port Campbell, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling:	Port Campbell State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 October 1916, aged 44 years
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot III, row A, Grave 31, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Campbell War Memorial

10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 998, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 998, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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