ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

McGEACHIE, David Clelland

Full Name: David Clelland

McGEACHIE

Date of Birth: 02

–

1897

Place of birth: Clifton

Australia

Occupation: Miner

Address: Cardiff Collie WA

Next of Kin: Father-John McGeachie

Next of Kin Address: Cardiff Collie WA

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 134

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-02-15

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-06-29

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-22

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 19

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

27/02/1915-To No. 9 Depot Company as Private then to 28th Battalion “C” Company
14/01/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex Transport Section
13/02/1916-Admitted Hospital Ismailia Egypt ( Rheumatism )ex 7th Field Ambulance ex No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station
23/02/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field Ferry Post Egypt ex Hospital
21/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
29/07/1916-Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
29/07/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry 4/01/1917 ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 23105

British War Medal No. 13870

Victory Medal No. 13811

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 313897.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Collie War Memorial WA

Collie Burn Roll of Honour WA

Collie High School Roll of Honour WA

Collie Coal Company Limited Roll of Honour WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 113

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.