MCLEAN, Robert
| Service Number: | 543 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Howard, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Qld., 5 April 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 86 13 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 543, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 543, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 543, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Boer War Veteran
Wants To Enlist
ROBERT McLean, 69, of Astor Terrace, veteran of two wars, tried to enlist, but without success, at the A.I.F. recruiting centre in Desmond Chambers yesterday. His record showed that he enlisted in the King's Liverpool Regiment in 1894, fought in the last South African war, received the King and Queen's Medals, and was made a King's Sergeant.
He told recruiting officials yesterday that he got into the A.I.F. in the last war by putting back his age from 48 to 28. He left Queensland with the famous 9th Battalion in 1914, and saw four years' service. He was twice wounded.
'I'll be in it yet, don't worry,' was his parting shot to recruiting officials. - 03 January 1942
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