Regimental number | 3890 |
Place of birth | Portarlington, Victoria |
School | Portarlington State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William McLean, Fenwick Street, Portarlington, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 70th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah McLEAN. Native of Portarlington, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6446 Corporal Richard Joseph McLEAN, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 21 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Venereal Disease Section, 9 March 1916; discharged to duty, 27 March 1916. Taken on strength of 58th Bn from 6th Training Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1940805: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Henry Walker McLEAN. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLEAN Huey Walter
Red Cross file 1940805 |