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MCCRAE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3884 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Minnigaff, Scotland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dundrennan School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3884, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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