MACKIE, Colin Hay
| Service Number: | SX1198 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eiley, Scotland, 10 February 1911 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Magill Public School |
| Occupation: | Horticulturist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 29 December 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Captain, SX1198, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted SX1198, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Captain Colin H Mackie 2/10th Batt. AIF aged 31. Son of Mr and Mrs C Mackie of 1 Water Street Kensington Park. Educated at Magill Public School. Fond of cricket was captian of St Morris Cricket Club. An Horticulturist in civil life. Enlisted in AIF November 1939 and left for overseas. After serving in England and the Middle East he returned in March 1942. He lost his life while on active service in New Guinea on December 29 1942. In an attack on Giropi Point, Capt. Mackie ran forward under heavy fire to urge on the foward troops when he was fatally wounded by a burst of machine-gun fire. He was struck in the head and died instantly. His corageous bearing in action was an inspiration to his men and fellow officers.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War.
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