11/06/1915- To 28th Battalion 2nd Reinforcements as Private
25/06/1915- To 11th Battalion 7th Reinforcements
31/07/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
6/09/1915- Admitted 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station Gallipoli then by Hospital Ship to Mudros
11/09/1915- Admitted 1st Australian General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt ( Septic Foot ) ex Mudros then transferred 3rd Aux Hosptal Heliopolis
15/11/1915- To Australian & New Zealand Convalescent Hospital Helouan Egypt
17/11/1915- Discharged to Duty Helouan
7/01/1916- Rejoined Unit in the field Serapeum ex Base Depot Zeitoun Egypt
29/02/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion in the field Serapeum
10/05/1916- Promoted LANCE CORPORAL Serapeum
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
17/08/1916- Promoted CORPORAL in the field France
6/11/1916- To 13th Training Battalion Codford England ex France
20/03/1917- Proceeded Overseas 4th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Codford
15/04/1917- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
23/04/1917- Appointed LANCE SERGEANT in the field France
11/05/1917- Promoted SERGEANT in the field France
15/02/1918- Granted Leave England
6/03/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Leave
25/04/1918- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Left Arm )
26/04/1918- Admitted Hospital France ( Sickness )
2/05/1918- Evacuated/Admitted 1st Eastern General Hospital Cambridge England
27/08/1918- Transferred 1st Australian Aux Hospital Harefield England
4/09/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
12/12/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Nestor ”
18/01/1919- Disembarked Australia
18/03/1919- Discharged from Service
McKAY, David Robertson
Full Name: David Robertson
McKAY
Date of Birth: 06
–
1896
Place of birth: Glasgow
Scotland
Occupation: Farmer
Address: Benger WA
Next of Kin: Mother- Ellen Jane McKay
Next of Kin Address: 309 Allison Street Crosshill Glasgow Scotland
Religion: Presbyterean
Service Number: 2423
Rank: Sergeant
Unit/Division: 51st Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1915-06-11
Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill
Western Australia
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Embarkation Date: 1915-06-25
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Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-19
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Returned: Yes
Discharge Date: 1919-03-18
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