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MCCAY, James Whiteside
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | 15 August 1914, Commissioned as an officer |
Last Rank: | Major General |
Last Unit: | Department of Repatriation and Demobilization |
Born: | Ballynure, Ireland, 21 December 1864 |
Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne. University of Melbourne, Australia |
Occupation: | Barrister & Solicitor |
Died: | Hypertensive renal disease, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1930, aged 65 years |
Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: | Law Institute of Victoria |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Colonel, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Commissioned as an officer | |
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21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Colonel, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Colonel, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Colonel, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
9 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Colonel, 2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gun shot wound to thigh (slight) | |
29 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major General, AIF Headquarters, Inspector General of AIF in Australia | |
22 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major General, 5th Division Headquarters, Commander 5th Australian Division | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major General, 5th Division Headquarters, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
1 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Major General, AIF Depot, AIF Training Depot England | |
20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major General, Department of Repatriation and Demobilization, Appointment in AIF terminated |
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