John Kissock MCDOWELL MM

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Service Number:	1268
Enlisted:	27 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Crosshill, South Ayrshire, Scotland, 27 November 1872
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 May 1918, aged 45 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery . XX. B.10.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll

27 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
16 Jul 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 16 July 1918 on page 8333 at position 17.

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