MCLEAN, Colin Donald Sydney
| Service Number: | 3846 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kiata, Victoria, Australia, June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Murrayville, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lameroo Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3846, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3846, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3846, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3846 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-13 |
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Private COLIN DONALD SYDNEY McLEAN, who was killed in action in France on August 13, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. McLean, of Murrayville, Victoria. He was born at Kiata, and went to Lameroo 12 years ago, where he attended the State school. Thence he went to Murrayville and selected land with his father and brothers. He was farming until he enlisted on August 10, 1916. He sailed on September 21 of that year, with the 9th Reinforcements to the32nd Battalion, but was transferred to the 50th Battalion with his brother, James, who is nowlying wounded in France. He was 22 years and 10 months old, and he had many friends.
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