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William McRAE

Regimental number2531
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAble seaman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs M McRae, 12 Taylor Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column Section 1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialReninghelst New Military Cemtery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
12
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Martha Jane MCRAE, 65 Abercrombie Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales

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