McKAY A.D.

Given Names:   Arthur David

Service Number:  5420

Unit:  8th Battalion, 17th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  26 Yrs  1 Mths

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status: 

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  3½ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  32-35½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  29/1/1916

Place:  Seymour

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Sarah Ann McKay

, Hobart, Tasmania                                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  4/4/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Euripides A14

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Gaika    

Embarked:  8/11/1918                               

Disembarked:  29/12/1918

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Discharge Date:  5/2/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  39643

Victory Medal:  39149

Other:   

BIRTH

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Place:  Launceston, Tasmania                  

Father:            

Mother:  Sarah Ann

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

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SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 9/8/1918; gun shot wound, chest

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

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WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS