MCKINLAY, Clarence Allen
| Service Numbers: | 3575, 3574 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, 8th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Peters, New South Wales, Australia , 1 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Chapel Street Public School, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Hosiery presser |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 19 January 1968, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Marrickville Chapel Street Junior Technical School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion, 8th Reinforcements | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound, shoulder (mild). | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, Promoted whilst in France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in France, but remained on duty in the field. Third occasion. | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, Promoted whilst in France | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound left arm, fractured (severe) in France. Fourth occasion. | |
| 18 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3574, 17th Infantry Battalion, Embarked in England for return to Australia, per HMAT Nestor | |
| 23 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3575, 17th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS
Clarence Allen McKINLAY was the only child born to James and Amy Ellen (née HOPKINS) McKINLAY, on 1st December 1899 at St Peters (Sydney), NSW.
Clarence married Margery Cameron ROBINSON in 1924 at Ashfield, Sydney. They had a son, James Robinson McKINLAY on 3rd December 1925, at Eastwood in Sydney. James served as a Flying Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during WW2, from December 1943 until November 1945.
Clarence died in NSW on 19 January 1968.
Compiled by Karan Campbell-Davis, from records held by the National Archives of Australia, Ryerson Index, and NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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