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MCKINLAY, Malcolm
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1719 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, 11th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bell, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bell Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Bell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcements | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1719, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1719, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Upon discharge from 31 General Hospital for tonsilitis. | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Taken on strength after being discharged from hospital. | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, Fought up Tel-el-Saba in support of NZ Mounted Infantry. | |
| 7 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Es Salt Raid | |
| 26 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1719, 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
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