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John McKAY

Regimental number4415
Date of birth1876
Place of birthKangaroo Flats, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressBoulder, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinElizabeth Main, 100 Chaffer Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Enlistment date10 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameNo 6 Tunnelling Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 1 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 March 1918
Date of death29 March 1920
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialWooroloo Cemetery (Portion Presbyterian, Grave No. 77), Western Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
27
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane MCKAY. Native of Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Son of William and Jane Francis McKay

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