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MCKAY, Douglas Bruce
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1904, 1904A, W83176 |
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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 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1904, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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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 | |
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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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