McKAY, Victor Rex - M1/7877
From WA Military Digital Library
| Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia |
Lieut Victor Rex McKay
| 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.
