Alexander (Alec) MCKAY

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Service Number:	5165
Enlisted:	24 December 1915, Jacka's mob
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tallarook, Victoria, Australia, June 1887
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Talbarook State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Railway repairer
Died:	Shell caved in on dugout, France , 10 August 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XVIII, Row D, Grave No. 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5165, 14th Infantry Battalion, Jacka's mob
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5165, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5165, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne

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