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MCCLELAND, Kenneth Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10551 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Moscow, Russia, November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness - Black Water, Samarai Hospital, PNG, 28 October 1923 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10551, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 10551, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 10551, 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 23 May 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918). | |
| 25 Jul 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, 19th April, 1917 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an action. He did splendid work under heavy shell and rifle fire in attending to the wounded. Though he was wounded early in the engagement, he remained at duty, showing the greatest fortitude and self sacrifice.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 10 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10551, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 3rd MD |
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