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[Little Jo]

Hi John

Could these details I found on John Reid MACKIE be the relative you are looking for, if so he survived WW1 and was promoted twice and awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.

Cheers

Tony

See details below:

John Reid MACKIE

Regimental number 782
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Engineer
Address Bundella Station, Quirindi, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 32
Next of kin M G R Mackie, Cromwill Place, Ayr, Scotland
Enlistment date 1 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 2 March 1915
Rank on enlistment Lance Corporal
Unit name 17th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/34/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 17th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 13 April 1919
Medals Meritorious Service Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
Date: 25 July 1918