| Regimental number | 1244 |
| Place of birth | Cryhelp, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow, Ireland |
| School | National School, Wicklow, Ireland |
| Other training | Farmer |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Hospital attendant |
| Address | Elesmere Road, Mount Lawley |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Ellen Mackay, 87 Grey Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Australian Stationary Hospital 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/71/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A55 Kyarra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | St. Germain-Au-Mont D'Or Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 3), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Bridget MACKEY |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 22 April 1915. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 22 August 1915; discharged to duty, 30 August 1915 (no further details recorded). Admitted to No 18 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 28 October 1915; discharged to duty, 7 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 21 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 5 March 1916 (influenza); discharged to unit, 18 March 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 10 May 1916; transferred to No 4 hospital Train, 15 May 1916, and invalided to Base (furunculosis); admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 15 May 1916 (choleaptitis); discharged to Tel el Kebir, 31 May 1916. Admitted to No 2 ASH, 23 August 1917 (diarrhoea); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, from 24th Stationary Hospital, 1 June 1917 (debility); to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 12 June 1917; discharged, 25 june 1917; taken on strength, 2 ASH, 5 September 1917. Temporarily detached on furlough to United Kingdom, 9 October 1917; embarked Alexandria, 14 October 1917. Died of disease, St Germain, France, 9 November 1917 (myocarditis and pericarditis). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MACKEY Michael |
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