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MCRAE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2531 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 4 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pyrmont Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Able Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breakfast Point War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2531, Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2531, Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2531, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement Driver, 2531, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2531 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
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