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MCLEAN, John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 626, NX112021 (N78711) |
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Enlisted: | 29 December 1915 |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 28 October 1896 |
Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Sydney, New South Wales. , 2 November 1978, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Warwick St. Andrew's Church Honour Roll, Warwick War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 626, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Warwick, Queensland. | |
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29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 626, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 626, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 626, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
19 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Shell Wound to Back | |
23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
15 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
15 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
27 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Second Occasion. Gassed | |
26 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Cross | |
12 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, GSW to right Leg. | |
13 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
7 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, NX112021 (N78711) | |
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10 Apr 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major |
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