MCFADYEN, Keith Robert Douglas
| Service Number: | 3869 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walcha, New South Wales, 17 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marrickville Public School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row B, Grave 40, Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kogarah Pictorial Honour Roll No.1 |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3869, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3869, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3869, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3869, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3869 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-26 |
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"3869 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Keith Robert Douglas McFadyen, 19th Battalion. A grocer of Arncliffe, NSW, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 9th Reinforcements on 20 January 1916 aboard HMAT Runic (A54). On 26 July 1916 A/Cpl McFadyen died of wounds received at Pozieres. He was aged 19 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Keith Robert Douglas McFADYEN was born in 1897 in Walcha, NSW
His parents were John McFADYEN and Mabel Mary DOUGLAS
He had previous service with the 38th Infantry, served in the German Internment Camp at Holsworthy
He enlisted on 5th October 1915 with the 19th Battalion, 9th Reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Runic on 29th January 1916
Keith died of wounds on 26th July, 1916 aged 19 years - he is buried in Warloy Ballon Communal Cemetery Extension, France
His cousin George Robert McFADYEN was killed in action in 1917
INFO on Holsworthy Internment Camp - WW1 (www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au)
OBITUARY - Sydney Morning Herald - 2nd Sept. 1916
McFADYEN - Private Keith R D McFadyen of Arncliffe, died of wounds July 25, 1916 aged 19 years and 6 months.
Inserted by his loving Mother and Stepfather Mr. & Mrs. H. White and brothers Bob and George & loving sisters Gladys, Sadie, Edna & Flora McFadyen
He died as he lived - nobly
He gave his best, His life, his all.
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