William MCKAY

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Service Number:	577
Enlisted:	27 January 1915, Yarram, Vic.
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Newstead, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Moolap, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer

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27 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 577, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Yarram, Vic.
28 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 577, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
28 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 577, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Division Headquarters, Gallipoli
7 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, France
30 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 577, I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
4 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 577, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens
27 Oct 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 577, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to head. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
6 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 577, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 18 December 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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