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MACKAY, Charles Albert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3126 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Foster, Victoria, June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Foster, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Frechencourt Communal Cemetery Row B, Grave 4 Headstone Inscription "LEST WE FORGET FOR OUR FREEDOM HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE", Frechencourt Communal Cemetery, Frechencourt, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3126, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3126, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1918: | Involvement Bombardier, 3126, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3126 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1918-06-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Joseph Sinclair and Sarah Anne MacKAY, of Footscray Police Station, Victoria, Australia. Native of Foster, South Gippsland, Victoria.