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MCKINDLEY, Samuel Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6054, V360378 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 21st (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Barkers Creek, Victoria, Australia, 18 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Barkers Creek, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Barkers Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | 29 September 1976, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Harcourt A.N.A. Honour Roll, Harcourt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6054, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6054, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6054, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6054, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6054, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6054, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW to right thigh and left arm sustained in the line at Anzac Ridge, near Ypres. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6054, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 12 May 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
World War 2 Service
| 10 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V360378, 21st (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Sergeant | |
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| 10 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V360378 | |
| 17 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V360378, 21st (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Sergeant |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte McKindley was recommended for the Military Medal as follows, "great courage and exceptional resources as signaller and runner." (Near Ypres 4-5 October 1917), however the MM was not awarded and he was mentioned in Corps Orders instead.
Source: AWM