John MACKEY

MACKEY, John

Service Number: 2780
Enlisted: 14 August 1915, Lismore, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Robertson, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Jamberoo, Kiama, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Jamberoo Memorial Arch, Moss Vale & District Pictorial Honour Roll, Moss Vale RSL War Memorial, Moss Vale War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 25th Infantry Battalion, Lismore, NSW
21 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2780, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2780, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
28 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mr. T. MACKEY, of Wilde's Meadow, New South Wales.