Hugh McIndoe MCGEACHIN

MCGEACHIN, Hugh McIndoe

Service Number: 3998
Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Ballarat, Victoria, 14 September 1894
Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
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World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Ballarat, Victoria
23 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3998, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: Surname is incorrectly spelled 'McGleachin' on the original record.
23 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3998, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide

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Biography

"Mr. H. McGeachin, Flinders Street,  Townsville, has received the sad news  that his nephew, Private Hugh McGeachin, was killed in action on April 11. Private McGeachin was the son  of Mr. Robert McGeachin, Ballarat." - from the Cairns Post 30 May 1917 (nla.gov.au)