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MCKAY, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5165 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5165, 14th Infantry Battalion, Jacka's mob | |
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| 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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