Regimental number | 4636 |
Place of birth | Outtrim, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Outtrim, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Hector Alexander McLean, Outtrim, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | 'Y' Farm Military Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 64), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 842 Pte Alexander McLEAN, 4th Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 13 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez 28 February 1916. Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 2 April 1916; taken on strength, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McLEAN Murdoch |