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MCKIMMIN, Robert Emil Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q217737 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 15 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Townsville Grammar Scholl, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Natural causes, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1955, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated - Memorialised on the family headstone at West End Cemetery, Townsville, Queensland. |
| Memorials: | Townsville Grammar School WWI Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, HS Karoola, Suez for invaliding to Australia (chronic dysentry) - disembarking Sydney 2 August 1916 | |
| 20 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 26th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 23 May 1942: | Involvement Private, Q217737, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 16th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Townsville | |
| 7 Aug 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q217737, 16th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 7 Aug 1944: | Discharged |
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