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MCKAY, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2707, 2707B |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Colac State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2707, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2707, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2707B, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2707B awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
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