MCLADY, William George
| Service Number: | 7278 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stannum, New South Wales, Australia, April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Stanthorpe, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Suicide (GSW head), Stannum, New South Wales, Australia, 4 August 1932 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7278, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7278, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7278, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 17 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7278, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of John and Margaret
"STANNUM TRAGEDY. Gun-shot Wound. Well-known Resident's Death.
At the Coronial inquiry at Stannum on Monday last relative to the death of the late William George McLady, a finding was recorded to the effect that death resulted from the effects of a gunshot wound, self-inflicted. Evidence disclosed that deceased was a single man, 40 years of age, and had resided in the Stannum district practically all his life. It appears that on Friday afternoon his mother, with whom he lived, went to the store to secure provisions, and on her return a couple of hours later she found the deceased lying in his bedroom with a gunshot wound in the forehead. A gun was lying nearby. Deceased's cottage was to have been offered for sale on the following Monday. The late Mr. McLady, who was a returned soldier, having served three years at the front, had appeared to be very depressed for the past few weeks." - from the Glen Innes Examiner 11 Aug 1932 (nla.gov.au)
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