William Henry MCGINLEY

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MCGINLEY, William Henry

Service Number:	6845
Enlisted:	2 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 18 November 1897
Home Town:	Macquarie Plains, Derwent Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Hobart State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XL, Row F, Grave No. 1.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Cygnet Soldiers Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6845, 12th Infantry Battalion
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6845, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6845, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William’s older brother, 3191 Pte. Walter McGinley 15th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Bullecourt on 11 April 1917, aged 25.

They were the sons of James and Amy McGinley, of Macquarie Plains, Tasmania. Their mother Amy had passed away during 1905, when they were still very young and it seems from their files that the father became an alcoholic and basically abandoned the children.

William died in the heavy fighting near Passchendaele in Belgium on 8 October 1917 and his remains were found and identified through letters found with the remains, in late 1920.

William named his next of kin as his married sister Dolly, and also made a will her in her favour. His medals were eventually sent to his sister Dolly, under bond, after she made several representations to the AIF as to how their father had not properly cared for them after their mother died.

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