MCINTYRE, Hector
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | I ANZAC Corps Headquarters |
| Born: | Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1877 |
| Home Town: | Murrumbeena, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Port Campbell State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 1 October 1917, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Campbell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Melbourne | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, I ANZAC Corps Headquarters | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, I ANZAC Corps Headquarters, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: I Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (I ANZAC) awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1917-10-01 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 13th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"The sad news was received during the week that Major Hector McIntyre had been killed in action in France early this month. He was a son of Mr and Mrs H. McIntyre, former residents of the district, but now residing in East Malvern, and spent the greater part of his boyhood in Port Campbell. He left for the front over two years ago and has been engaged in a good deal of fighting since. He also went through the Boer War, attaining the rank of Lieutenant. He always had the reputation of being a very brave man and was well liked by the men under him. He was married only about a month before leaving for the front, and the deepest sympathy is felt for his young widow, and also his father and mother and the rest of the family in their bereavement." - from the Camperdown Chronicle 23 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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