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MCLACHLAN, Lachlan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1366 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oberon, Argyllshire, Scotland, September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Byrock, Bourke, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Farming accident, Byrock, New South Wales, Australia, 12 October 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Byrock Cemetery, Bourke - New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1366, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1366, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, "At Ypres, on the night of the 12th and 13th October, Corporal McLachlan was first bayonet man of his squad. He was first man in the enemy trenches, at once bayoneting a German who was bombing the party. He accounted for six in all. His example and determination inspired the whole squad." |
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