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Alexander David McKEAN

Regimental number2364
Place of birthCaboolture, Queensland
SchoolCaboolture State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCaboolture, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Elizabeth McKean, Caboolture, Queensland
Enlistment date4 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of wounds 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death20.6
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialUnicorn Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 16), Vend'huile, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Mary Elizabeth MCKEAN, Caboolture, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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