Kenneth Cyril MCCLELAND MID, DCM

MCCLELAND, Kenneth Cyril

Service Number: 10551
Enlisted: 5 May 1915
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
Born: Moscow, Russia, November 1889
Home Town: Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Illness - Black Water, Samarai Hospital, PNG, 28 October 1923
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

5 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10551, 1st Australian General Hospital
29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 10551, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 10551, 1st Australian General Hospital, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
4 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
23 May 1918: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918).
25 Jul 1918: Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, 19th April, 1917 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an action. He did splendid work under heavy shell and rifle fire in attending to the wounded. Though he was wounded early in the engagement, he remained at duty, showing the greatest fortitude and self sacrifice.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
21 Oct 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
10 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10551, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, 3rd MD

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