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MACRAE, Percy Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 274 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 12 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pyrmont Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | General Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1962, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone A Presbyterian Section 2B Grave 5654 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 274, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 274, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 274, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 11 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 274, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HT Gaika, England for return to Australia (1914 leave) - disembarking Sydney 29 December 1918 | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 274, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
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