MACKINTOSH, Edward Douglas
| Service Number: | 4171 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Augathella, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | George Watson's Boys' College, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 19, Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ilfracombe District Honour Roll, Ilfracombe Memorial Rotunda, Longreach War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4171, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 4171, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4171, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4171 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Edward was the son of Mr. J. Mackintosh, Edinburgh, was born in 1884, and attended George Watson’s College from 1894-1900. On leaving he entered the British Linen Bank, Edinburgh, and remained there till 1913, when he went to Australia to take up sheep farming. He was on a farm at Augathella near Charleville, Queensland when he enlisted. He fought at Pozieres and was promoted to Corporal soon after. He was killed in action at Flers and according to his Red Cross file his body was lost in the mud. It seems his remains were discovered in 1925 and reburied in the Warlencourt British Cemetery about 7 kilometres from Flers.
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