William MACKAY

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Service Number:	324
Enlisted:	21 August 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 20 March 1891
Home Town:	Blanchetown, Mid Murray, South Australia
Schooling:	St Peters College, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Stockman
Memorials:	Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
22 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
9 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Embarked at Gallipoli 9 May 1915
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Disembarkation from Gallipoli Campaign and sent to Alexandria, Egypt.
12 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Promoted Lance Corporal at Giza
23 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Promoted at Romani, Egypt
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
25 Dec 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Embarkation to Australia, disembarked at Port of Darwin.
23 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 324, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Reason for Discharge: Cessation of hostilities. Total Service 4 Years. 187 Days, Total Service Abroad 4 Years 65 Days.

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Hospital Ship Manunda (Melbourne)
Australian Merchant Navy

Husband of Marion Cunningham Mackay, of Strathfield, New South Wales.