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MCKAY, Alexander George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1560 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Liverpool, NSW. Aged 43 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | New Town, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Memorials: | Boonah War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1560, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, NSW. Aged 43 | |
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| 23 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1560, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1560, 6th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 13 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 23 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1560, 6th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 18 February 1919 and discharged as MU (illness). Spent most of his time overseas either in hospital, AWL or in detention in Egypt. |
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