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MCKEAN, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4561 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Holbrook War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4561, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4561, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4561, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4561 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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