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MCKINTY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1148, 1295 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Rutherglen, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the shoulder, 4th Auxilary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 13 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 58 Rev. R. Richards officiated Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life for his country greater love hath no man than this, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eldorado War Memorial, Rutherglen War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1148, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1295, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1148, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1148, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wounds to the shoulder |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh and Catherine McKinty of Rutherglen, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal