MCKAY, William James
| Service Number: | 785 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hoskingtown, NSW, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bungendore, Palerang, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bungendore Public School |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Illness, Greece, 16 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery II F 97, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Tree Plaque: |
Bungendore Gidleigh Station Memorial Trees
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bungendore WW1 Roll of Honour, Bungendore War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 785, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 785, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 785, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 785, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 785 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Mary Ann McKay. Husband of H.M.M. Lamont (formerly McKay) of 'Dunwandrin', Old Windsor Road, Toongabbie, New South Wales
PRIVATE W. J. McKAY
(Bungendore).
Died of Illness at the Dardanelles.
The deceased soldier was tho eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. McKay, of "Gidleigh," Bungendore, and was 28 years of age. A younger brother, Joseph, was killed in action on August. 5. At the time of enlisting Private W. McKay held the rank of sergeant-major, but as there was no shortage of sergeant-majors he readily gave up his stripes and joined the 3rd Reinforcements as a private. He married Miss Little, of Bungendore, a week before he sailed for the front.
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