MCAVANEY, Alexander
| Service Number: | 138 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Yorktown, South Australia, March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yorketown State School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Passchendaele, Belgium, 14 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 138, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 138, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 14 Oct 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 138, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 138 awm_unit: 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-14 |
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"Lance-Corporal ALEX. McAVANEY, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. McAvaney, of Yorketown, was killed in France on October 14. He enlisted in the 43rd Battalion in January, 1916, and left South Australia on June 9. He was a blacksmith and was employed at Mr. W. Riddle's shoeing forge, Yorketown. He was also a member of the football club." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 08 Dec 1917 (trove.nla.gov.au)
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