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MAIR, William Scott
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 688, 2334 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gulgong, New South Wales, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool-classer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Randwick, New South Wales, 1 January 1930 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Area. Zone A, Sect. Pres 06E, Grave No. 1562 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 688, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 688, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 688, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 10 Oct 1914: | Promoted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Lance Corporal, 688, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, 'F' Company. Termination of period of engagement | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2334, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2334, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2334, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW (abdomen, back and leg) | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2334, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT A16, Sydney | |
| 16 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Training Units, Attached to 9th Training Battalion, Durrington | |
| 9 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2334, 33rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'FUNERAL.
MAIR (MCMAHON).—The Funeral of the late Mr WILLIAM SCOTT MAIR (MCMAHON), late 54th Battalion A.I.F. will leave Wood Coffill's Mortuary Chapel, 810 George street Sydney, THIS MORNING at 9 o'clock for Presbyterian Cemetery Rookwood, via Mortuary.' from The Sydney Morning Herald 3 Jan 1930 (nla.gov.au)
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