MACKIE, George Norman
| Service Number: | 1948 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 11 March 1967, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cobbitty Anglican Church Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 27th Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1948, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1948, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For meritorious service and devotion to duty in the capacity of Clerk in the Brigade Office. He has shown initiative and resource in organisation and management. | |
| 11 Jul 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
George Norman Mackie was born in 1895 in Prospect Hill, South Australia. He is the son of George William Mackie and Elizabeth Julia (Marschan) Mackie, Husband of Catherine Olive Agnes (Duck) Mackie. His collection consists of seventy-five letters written by W/O Mackie to family members in Australia, and a diary kept by W/O Mackie between 16 August 1915 and 9 June 1916. He enlisted on 20 May 1915, Keswick S.A and his Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on 26 August 1915 as a warrant officer.
He was moved from 27th Australian Infantry Battalion to 7th Australian Infantry Brigade on 19/8/16. Norman was sick and admitted in hospital on 1/10/16, Belgium and discharged back to duty on 3/10/16. He was also Wounded in 1918 in the 7th Infantry Brigade Headquarters but did not die during the war. He died on 11 March 1967 and was buried in Cobbitty St Pauls Cemetery. His war service included locations Egypt, Gallipoli and Western Front. He received a Meritorious Service Medal for his service and 2 mention in despatches award.
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