MCKAY, Albert John
| Service Numbers: | R580, 580 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosewater, South Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 5. His name is commemorated with his parents at the Cheltenham Cemetery, SA., |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Ascanius A11 | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, R580, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, R580, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 580, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 580 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-15 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Born
Father John McKay and Mother Mary McKay
he last lived with his parents at College Street, Portland Estate, Port Adelaide, SA.
Described on enlisting as 23 years old; single;
Church of England
25/8/1914 Enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia
20/10/1914 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT Ascanius A11
as a Private with the 10th Infantry Battalion
15/6/1917 died of wounds received in action
buried in: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 5, France
His name is commemorated on the grave of his parents, in Cheltenham Cemetery, SA.
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