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MCGAVISK, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 379, 379D |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Walkerville, South Australia , 22 June 1877 |
| Home Town: | Longwood, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness, France, 1 August 1918, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France (Plot V, Row L, Grave No. 6A, Le Treport, France, Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Aldgate War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mylor St. John Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Scott's Creek & Longwood Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 379, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 379, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 379D, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 379D awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-01 |
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