MCRAE, John
| Service Number: | 3388 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Meredith, Victoria, Australia, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3388, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3388, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal | |
| 18 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement 3388, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3388 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Sarah McRAE
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry. Though badly wounded, he continued to direct the construction of a strong point, under heavy shell fire, after his officer and N.C.O.'s had been wounded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
Lance-Sergeant John McRae, son of Mr and Mrs John McRae, of
Granite Rock, Bairnsdale, was killed in action in France on the 17th
April, 1917, He was a native of Meredith, and was within two
months of being 42 years of age. He enlisted at Melbourne on the
1st August, 1915. He was awarded the distinguished conduct medal for gallant conduct and devotion to duty on the battlefield in France in
October, 1916.
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