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John Leo MACADAM

Regimental number5612
Date of birth5 November 1891
Place of birthCaltowie, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMoulder labourer
AddressCrystal Brook, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.3
Height5' 11"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Winifred Macadam, Crystal Brook, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 February 1916
Place of enlistmentPort Pirie, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1918
Discharge date23 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Kanowna', 16 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, back, compound fracture), Adelaide, 23 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death14 May 1958
Age at death66
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, MACADAM John Leo

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