Regimental number | 4514 |
Place of birth | South Grafton, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Selector |
Address | South Grafton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, B Mackie, South Grafton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets for 3 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5414 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Bridget MACKIE. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 8 August 1916 (shell shock); transferred to England, 9 August 1916, and admitted to Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, 10 August 1916. Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. 5 December 1916 (gun shot wound, right eye). Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 15 March 1917; discharged to Command Depot, 19 May 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 66 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 20 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 50 |
Place of burial | Grafton Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MACKIE James
only minimal information is therefore available. |