John (Jack) MCNALLY

MCNALLY, John

Service Number: 1089
Enlisted: 15 January 1901
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
Born: St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 16 February 1878
Home Town: Carapooee, Northern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Accidently shot, Naauwport, Colesberg Area, Cape Colony, South Africa, 2 January 1902, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Kooreh Boer War & WWI Memorial Plaque
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 1089
1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 1089, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
15 Jan 1901: Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1089, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
15 Feb 1901: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1089, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Embarked from Port Melbourne on the "Orient" Troop Transport ship.
2 Jan 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1089, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Accidently killed on picket duty. Awarded the QSA medal with CC/OFS/TVL clasps.

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