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MCKELLAR, Harold James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 139 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Oaklands, Urana, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 April 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France, Hebuterne Communal Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 139, 34th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 139, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 139, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 139, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 139 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The 34th Battalion was stationed the village of Cachy, France near Villers Bretonneux on 1 April 1918, when a some large shells entered the town square, which killed around 8 men of the Battalion. McKellar was severely wounded in the abdomen and put on an Ambulance train which was heading for Rouen. He died on the way and was buried in the St. Sever Military Cemetery at Rouen.
His family farmed the property "Nowranie" at Oaklands NSW.