McKAY, Victor Rex - M1/7877

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Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia



Lieut Victor Rex McKay
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Conflict World War 1
Service Arm British Expeditionary Force
Unit Army Service Corps (British); 8th Border Regiment
Service No. M1/7877
Service Arm Army
Date of Birth 1887
Birthplace Drummartin, VIC
Residence
Date of Death 22 Jul 1953
Relatives Father - Nathaniel Breakey McKay
Wife - Eileen Elizabeth Gardiner


Victor was working in his family's farm machinery business in Argentina when he decided to travel to England to enlist in the Army, rather than return to Australia to sign up with the AIF. He was in the British Army Service Corps and then transferred to the 8th Border Regiment.