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MCLEAN, Edward Finlay
Personal Details
Service Number: | 281 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Geelong, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1893 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 13, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Football Club Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 281, 8th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 281, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 281, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 281, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
29 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 281, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Edward Finlay "Ted" McLean played two games with Geelong Football Club in the VFL in 1912.