MCLEAN, Thomas Alexander
| Service Number: | 4869 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Milton, New South Wales, Australia , 26 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pearces Creek Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butter packer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 7. IN LOVING MEMORY HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE R.I.P. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4869, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4869, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4869, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Thomas Alexander McLean was one of four brothers who served in the AIF during WW1, the sons of John and Annie Sophia McLean, of Railway Heights, Casino, New South Wales. His older brother, 2924 Cpl. Joseph Ronald McLean 47th Battalion AIF had died of wounds on 2 May 1918, aged 25.
Tom was seen to be killed by rifle fire at the jumping off tape at the beginning of the great Australian attack on 8 August 1918. He had twice previously been wounded in action.
The Lismore Northern Star reported on 30 August 1918, “On Tuesday last the Rev. David Hamilton conveyed the distressing news to Mr. and Mrs. J. McLean, Railway Heights, that their son Thomas had been killed in action in France. This is the second member of the family who has made the great sacrifice in this war. Of the four sons who have enlisted two have now been killed, one is still fighting at the front, and one, Mr. John McLean, employed as noxious weeds inspector by Tomki Shire Council, returned wounded some time ago.”