MCKEE, Arthur Stanley
| Service Numbers: | 3093, 3093A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 January 1917, 2 years 34th Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 30 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Summer Hill Public School, and Dulwich Hill Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Illness, Monte Video Camp Hospital, Dorset, England, 29 November 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot II, Row C, Grave 3129 Headstone Inscription "DEARLY LOVED SON OF W. & C. McKEE AT REST" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3093, 36th Infantry Battalion, 2 years 34th Infantry | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3093, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3093, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 4 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3093A, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3093A awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William and Caroline McKEE, of 88 Beach Road, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 28th November…… Arthur Stanley McKee was born at Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales on 30th September, 1894.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 27th December, 1916 as a 22 year old, single, Plumber from Dulwich Hill, NSW.
Private McKee was admitted to Liverpool Field Hospital while in Camp in Australia on 23rd April, 1917 with Influenza. He was discharged on 28th April, 1917 & admitted to Group Hospital on 28th April, 1917. Private McKee was discharged on 8th May, 1917.
On 10th May, 1917 Private Arthur Stanley McKee, Service number 3093, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Benalla (A24) with the 36th Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 19th July, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to 9th Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire, England on 20th July, 1917 from Australia.
Private Arthur Stanley McKee reported sick to Fargo Hospital then was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 23rd July, 1917 with Cerebro Spinal Fever. The Hospital Admissions form recorded he was admitted on 23rd July, 1917 with “Influenza? No. 5”. “To Lucknow Isolation Hospital Tidworth. Had severe attack of Influenza with temp 102 on admission. Was debilitated by same. On 3.8.17 developed signs of C.S.M. Headache Temp 101.6. Stiffness of neck & slight Kernig. Transferred to Tidworth Isolation Hosp 3.8.17.” He was transferred to Tidworth Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 3rd August, 1917. The Hospital Admissions form recorded Malaria. “To convalescent Home 24.8.17” Private McKee was discharged to 9th Training Battalion, Durrington on 22nd September, 1917 & was marched in to 9th Training Battalion on the same day.
On 11th December, 1917 Private McKee reported sick to Hurdcott, Wiltshire. He was admitted to Group Hospital at Hurdcott, Wiltshire with Tonsillitis. Private McKee was marched in to 9th Training Battalion on 26th December, 1917 from Hospital.
He reported sick to Group Hospital at Hurdcott, Wiltshire on 22nd January, 1918 & was admitted the same day with Tonsillitis. He developed German Measles on 25th January, 1918 & was marched in to 9th Training Battalion on 14th February, 1918.
Private McKee proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 4th March, 1918 from No. 13 Camp at Fovant, Wiltshire. He was marched in to A.I.B.D. (Australian Infantry Base Depot) at Rouelles, France on 5th March, 1918. Private McKee was marched out from A.I.B.D. on 6th March, 1918 & was taken on strength of 36th Battalion in Belgium on 8th March, 1918.
On 30th April, 1918 Private McKee was transferred to 33rd Battalion from 36th Battalion. He was taken on strength of 33rd Battalion in France on 30th April, 1918.
He was re-allotted a regimental number – 3093A. (The letter “A” was added to his original number. This occurred due to duplication of regimental numbers.)
Private McKee reported sick on 24th July, 1918. He was admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance on 24th July, 1918 with P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin). Private McKee was transferred & admitted to 47th Casualty Clearing Station on 25th July, 1918. He was transferred to 5th General; Hospital at Rouen on 6th August, 1918 with Trench Fever. He embarked for England on Hospital Ship Essequibo on 13th August, 1918 & was admitted to Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, England on 15th August, 1918 with Trench Fever – slight. He was transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford on 8th October, 1918.
A Medical Report was completed on 17th October, 1918 on Private Arthur Stanley McKee while he was a patient in 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent. His disability was listed as Chronic Bronchitis & Asthma which had first originated in Australia around 1912. “He states that every winter for about 6 years he had an attack of bronchitis. He came to England on transport via Sierra Leone and when he got to England it was found that he had malaria for which he was laid up from July 26th to September 1917. He went to France at the beginning of March, 1918 but was troubled frequently with asthmatic attacks and bronchitis. On 23.7.18 he was admitted to F.A. and he has been in hospitals since.” The cause of the disability was “aggravated by service during the present war, active service, strain and exposure.” The Officer in charge of the case recommended that Private McKee be discharged to Australia as permanently unfit. The Medical Board agreed on 21st October, 1918 that Private Arthur Stanley McKee was C3 – permanently unfit for General & Home Service.
He was discharged to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth, Dorset on 23rd October, 1918 & was marched to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth on the same day.
On 21st November, 1918 Private McKee reported sick at Weymouth. He was admitted to Monte Video Camp Hospital on 26th November, 1918 with Influenza – dangerously ill.
Private Arthur Stanley McKee died at 1.30 am on 28th November, 1918 at Monte Video Camp Hospital, Dorset, England from Influenza, Pneumonia.
He was buried in Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset, England where 82 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/m.html
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