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 1907 - 1999 (92 years)
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| Name |
Leslie James "Les" McKAY |
| Nickname |
Les |
| Birth |
18 Feb 1907 |
Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Cremated |
Holland Park, Queensland, Australia |
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| Military Service |
23 Dec 1942 to 20 Nov 1945 [2] |
| World War 2 |
Service Record
Name: MCKAY, LESLIE JAMES
Service: Australian Army
Service Number: VX131778
Date of Birth: 18 Feb 1907
Place of Birth: GREENSBOROUGH, VIC
Date of Enlistment: 23 Dec 1942
Locality on Enlistment: MALBUNDRIE, NSW
Place of Enlistment: GAYTHORNE, QLD
Next of Kin: MCKAY, L
Date of Discharge: 20 Nov 1945
Rank: Private
Posting at Discharge: 15 AUSTRALIAN WORKS COMPANY
WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display
Prisoner of War: No
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| Death |
22 Sep 1999 |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [3] |
| Person ID |
I97 |
Colston & Wenck families in Australia |
| Last Modified |
3 Aug 2018 |
| Father |
Alexander McKAY, b. 1879, Karramomus, Victoria, Australia d. 11 Mar 1937, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia (Age 58 years) |
| Mother |
Julia Ann Mair GRANT, b. 1882, Deans Marsh, Victoria, Australia d. 31 Mar 1949, Albury, New South Wales, Australia (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
1903 |
Victoria, Australia |
| Family ID |
F1733 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elsie Mary COLSTON, b. 3 Apr 1915, Albury, New South Wales, Australia d. 15 May 1981, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Aug 1937 |
Albury, New South Wales, Australia [6] |
- The wedding of Elsie, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Colston and Mrs. Colston, of Burrumbuttock, to Mr. Les. M'Kay, of Burrumbuttock, took place at the Methodist Church in Albury. Rev. R. N. Grout officiated. The bride wore satin-faced taffeta. The bride's sister, Doris, was bridesmaid, and was frocked in pink floral georgette. The reception was held at the George Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. M' Kay are spending their honeymoon at Sydney and Fiji, and will make their home in Burrumbuttock.
BURRUMBUTTOCK
ON Monday night [9 Aug 1937] the local hall was filled to its capacity, when the many friends of two popular residents, Miss E. Colston, of the postal staff, and Mr. Les M'Kay, tendered them a gift evening prior to their marriage on Saturday. The evening was spent in games, competitions and dancing. Mr. E. Schliebs was chairman and, on behalf of the gathering, handed over two well-laden tables with valuable and useful gifts to Miss Colston; and to Mr. M'Kay, on behalf of the football team, a travelling rug. Mr. C. Groch and Mr. S. Schulz supported the chairman's remarks. Rev. Grout, on behalf of the Methodist Young People's Society, presented the young couple with a Bible. Mr. M'Kay thanked everyone present, on behalf of Miss Colston and himself, for the evening and the gifts. [4, 5]
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| Children |
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| Family ID |
F190 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Aug 2018 |
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| Sources |
- [S11] Edwardian Index Victoria 1902-1913, (Melbourne, The Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, 1997), 1907/2540.
- [S72] WW2 Nominal Roll [database on-line], (http://www.ww2roll.gov.au), Australian Army, Service Number: VX131778.
- [S620] Dennis McKay , "Re: Comments", email message to Jennifer Crockett 13 Dec 2012.
- [S342] National Library of Australia, Australian Newspapers, 1937 'LATE PERSONAL.', Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1939), 20 August, p. 8, viewed 30 June, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102692414.
- [S342] National Library of Australia, Australian Newspapers, 1937 'BURRUMBUTTOCK.', Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1939), 13 August, p. 40, viewed 30 June, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102690302.
- [S30] NSW Between the wars 1919-1945 Deaths & Marriages, (Published by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in association with the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages NSW), 1937/145851 prefix R.
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