MCWILLIAM, John Taylor
| Service Number: | 233 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Keith, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer, Kupunn, Dalby, Qld. |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I Row A Grave 5, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby St. Thomas Presbyterian Church, Dalby War Memorial, Kupunn HB2 |
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 233, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 233, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 28 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 233, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 233 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
b Keith
Keith (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chèith, or Cèith Mhaol Rubha (archaic)) is a small town in the Moray council area in north east Scotland.
Until 1975 it was in Banffshire, a name which persists in common usage and historical references.
Enlisted Toowoomba, Qld
Son of John & Helen McWilliam, Keith, Banffshire. Son of John McWilliam, Haughead, Laurencekirk. 1901 Census: Marykirk 265/6/6/34. Age 13
Occ: Farmer, Kupunn, Dalby, Qld.
He is remembered on the Marykirk War Memorial along with Lance Corporal George McWilliam-Service Number 1955-Died 08/07/1917-41st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Also born at Keith, Scotland
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