MCINTOSH, William James
| Service Numbers: | 159, 2965 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 4 January 1879 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 July 1917, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Men and Women of Ipswich WW1 Roll of Honour, Maleny Witta & District Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Woodend War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 159, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
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| 7 Mar 1901: | Involvement Private, 159, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 159, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2965, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2965, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2965, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 19 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2965, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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William James McIntosh (1879-1917)
William James McIntosh was born on 4 Jan 1879 at Ipswich, Queensland, a son to David McIntosh and Janet McIntosh (nee McPherson)- Note BDM Qld records mother as Jessie McPherson. He married Alice Martha Tilney on 25 Oct 1912 and they had 2 children. When he enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs. D. McIntosh, Ipswich. When he enlisted in 1916 for WW1 he noted his N.O.K. as his wife Alice Martha Mcintosh at West End, Brisbane.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 159 in the Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 2965 in the 49th Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1, during which he was killed in action in Belgium.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 496; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).
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