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Duncan McLean
Name on Board | D McLean |
Name on Service Records |
Duncan McLean |
Enlistment Age | 18 |
Occupation | Clerk |
Place of Birth | Greenock, Scotland (Roseneath) |
Next of Kin | John and Jeanie McLean |
Address | 7 Laverton St, Williamstown, Vic |
Marital Status | S |
Enlistment Date | 21/07/1915 |
Service No. | 3199 |
Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
Embarkation Date | 26/11/1915 |
Embarkation Ship | HMAT Commonwealth A73 |
Unit on Embarkation | 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion |
Date of Death | 25/07/1916 |
Unit on Death | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Rank on Death | Sergeant |
Cause of Death | KIA |
Place of Wounding/ Death |
France (No known grave) |
Cemetery or Memorial | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
Duncan McLean attended Scotch College from 1912 to 1914. As he enlisted at the age of 18 he required a permission letter from his father.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle: Saturday 26 August 1916, p2
Scotch College World War I Commemorative Website, D McLean
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