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William Laurence McKAY

Regimental number884
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolCleveland Street Public School Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address22 Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMrs M McKay, 22 Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 July 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death5 July 1915
Age at death22
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hector and maggie MCKAY, 22 Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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