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MCILWRAITH, David Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 553 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 24 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club, Pakenham Associated Stock & Station Agents of Melbourne Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 553, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 553, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 553, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 553, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Keith enlisted on the same day as old scholars from his school Scotch College Melbourne - Reg Brownell and Percy Warren - on the 17th August 1914 at Prahran, Melbourne. All 3 men joined the Public Schools Company of the 5th Battalion and all 3 tragically died on the same day at Gallipoli.
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