Leonard William MCKAY

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MCKAY, Leonard William

Service Number:	3092
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bet Bet, Victoria, 1894
Home Town:	Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Essendon State School
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3092, Melbourne, Victoria
16 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3092, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
16 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3092, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
7 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3092, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...3092 Private Leonard William McKay, 10th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Moonee Ponds, Vic. Prior to his enlistment in the AIF, on 13 July 1915 he served with the 58th Infantry Battalion, Citizens Military Forces. Pte McKay embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Lincoln on 16 October 1915. He was killed in action on 7 August 1916 at Pozieres, France, aged 22 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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