Douglas Bruce MCKAY

MCKAY, Douglas Bruce

Service Numbers: 1904, 1904A, W83176
Enlisted: 29 October 1915
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 4th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Coolup, Western Australia, 12 August 1896
Home Town: Coolup, Murray, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Natural causes, Coolup, Western Australia, 30 August 1981, aged 85 years
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Cremation only - ashes collected by Administrator
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World War 1 Service

29 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1904, 10th Light Horse Regiment
17 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 1904, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Fremantle
17 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 1904, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Artillery
7 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
1 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
4 Jun 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1904A, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, HT Bremen, England for return to Australia - disembarking Fremantle 18 July 1919

World War 2 Service

27 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, W83176
27 Mar 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W83176, 4th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Pinjarra, WA
12 Dec 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , W83176, 4th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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