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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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 1899 - 1986 (87 years)
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| Name |
Keith Gollan MCRAE [1] |
| Suffix |
Private |
| Born |
16 Nov 1899 |
Strathalbyn SA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Biography Notes |
WWI |
Peterborough SA [1] |
| Keith Gollan McRae b.16/11/1899 at Strathalbyn SA.He served overseas with the First A.l.F. but also appears in a 1916 group photo on page 146 of Nancy Gemmell's book standing on the stepping stones of the River Angas opposite the Post Office is on the St. Andrew's Honour Roll for WWI. ln 1912 he was a scholar at the newly opened Strathalbyn High School so must have enlisted at an early age. Later found to enlist at 18.5yoa and discharged? initially as medically unfit, yet seems to have actually serviced overseas....need investigate his war records on naa or wwi nominal roll |
| Military Service |
WWI |
Adelaide SA [3] |
| Enlisted 22 May 1918-1919 at 18.5yoa and had previously been categorised as medically unfit (page one of service record)and departed for London 6 Aug 1918. Discharged 26 Nov 1919 or 25 Sep 1919. Received British War Medal. Declined by war office his request for Victory Medal in 1928-no explanation. |
| Military Service |
WWI |
Adelaide SA |
| Enlisted Adelaide SA, Service Number 62176. War Medals stamps [see page 22] on service record; but needed to write [see page 7/8 dated Oct 1928] ask for 2 of them. Service Number 62176 |
| Occupation |
1914 |
Strathalbyn SA |
| WWI enlistement records state BUTTER MAKER |
| Died |
28 Nov 1986 |
Clearview SA [4] |
| Person ID |
I-4007 |
Christina and Donald McLean | Mary McLean's descendants |
| Last Modified |
28 Nov 2020 |
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| Sources |
- [S-3] BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .
- [S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au requires login.
BIRTH:1899 MCRAE,Keith Gollan father:Donald Hugh MCRAE, and mother:Margaret Ann LAIDLAW Strathalbyn SA RegNo:650/54. Please note Margaret ANN not GOLLAN: no change made.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Before using, ANY details from this website ensure YOU further research the accuracy of our information to limit the effect of misdirection by any compounded human error.
- [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, P1of 22, 7 Feb 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
WWI SERVICE RECORDS: McRae Keith Gollan : SERN:62176, Place of birth;Strathalbyn SA: Place of enlistment:Adelaide SA : NOK Father:McRae Donald Hugh, Contents range circa1914 - circa1920 Series number B2455 Control symbol MCRAE K G Access status Open Barcode 1959890
PUBLIC NOTICE: Before using, ANY details from this website ensure YOU further research the accuracy of our information to limit the effect of misdirection by any compounded human error.
- [S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au requires login, 7 Feb 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Death:1986 Keith Gollan McRae in Adelaide SA
PUBLIC NOTICE: Before using, ANY details from this website ensure YOU further research the accuracy of our information to limit the effect of misdirection by any compounded human error.
- [S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au requires login, https://www.genealogysa.org.au requires log in , 11 Jul 2019 Reseracher Lorna McLean.
Donald MCRAE m. Margaret Ann Gollan LAIDLAW on 1884, March 10 at Presbyterian Manse Mount Barker SA Groom Age: 25 Groom Approx. Birth Year: 1859 Groom Marital Status: S Groom Father: Duncan MCRAE Bride Age: 20 Bride Approx. Birth Year: 1864 Bride Marital Status: S
Bride Father Name: Thomas LAIDLAW District: Mount Barker Ref/Page: 138/737
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