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MCKAY, Hugh James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2940, S76943 |
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Enlisted: | 17 February 1916 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, 28 April 1895 |
Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Pirie, South Australia, 18 February 1969, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL, Wall 130, Niche G003 |
Memorials: | Jamestown Presbyterian Church WW1 Honor Roll, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Spalding Honour Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted | |
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24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2940, 9th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mooltan, Adelaide | |
24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2940, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2940 |
World War 2 Service
28 Apr 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, S76943, 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
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28 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, S76943 | |
29 Apr 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, S76943, 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Snowtown, SA | |
6 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, S76943, 7th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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