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MACKIN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3857 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Mount Egerton, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Bronchitis, France, 6 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot V111, Row c, Grave 204, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3857, Enlisted at Ballarat | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3857, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3857, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3857, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3857, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3857, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3857 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-12-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Mary Ann (Polly) Mackin of Mount Egerton, Victoria
3 November 1916 - to hospital sick which developed into Bronchitis
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal