RAE, John McLean
| Service Number: | 6085 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Rockhampton |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 3 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 17 February 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V Row B Grave 21 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6085, 9th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6085, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6085, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Mclean RAE was born in Mackay, Queensland on 3rd July, 1895
His parents were Thomas Browning RAE & Margaret Jane McLEAN
He had previously served for 4 years in the Cadets and 3 years in the Light Horse before he enlisted in Rockhampton on 28th February, 1916 and embarked on 8th August, 1916 on the HMAT Itonus with the 9th Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcements
John died of pneumonia in France on 17th February, 1917 and is buried in the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension & his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
"His country called him - he answered"
"Loved by all who knew him - thy will be done"
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Two of his brothers also served in WW1
1. Robert Browing RAE (SN 6084) returned to Australai in 1918
2. Allan Thomas RAE (SN 2648) returned to Australia in 1919
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