MCRAE, Finlay O'Neill
| Service Number: | 1775 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Monga, NSW, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Driver |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1775, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
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| 6 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1775, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1775, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs J McRAE of West Maitland, New South Wales
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous bravery on 8th August, 1915, on the Gallipoli Peninsula. He was, with others, sheltering in a sap when calls for help from some wounded were heard. In spite of very rapid and accurate shell fire, he went out and succeeded in bringing four wounded men back to safety. A sergeant who accompanied him was killed while they were carrying in the second wounded man, but, undeterred, he continued his work until all within reach were rescued.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 28
Date: 24 February 1916
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