Peter MCKINLAY

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Service Number:	2648
Enlisted:	29 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 8 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2648, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2648, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2648, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle
25 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2648, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2648, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to right leg and face. Evacuated to England.
8 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2648, 11th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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