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William McKAY

Regimental number4550
Place of birthSt Arnaud Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressMansfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs. J. McKay, Mansfield, Victoria
Enlistment date29 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1917
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row B, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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