John McAtee, SN 3806, Service Record

DETAILS

NameJohn McAtee, SN 3806, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 11 June 1891, Mt Mee (Qld.)
Date of Death: 11 February 1917, Saxony, East Germany
Buried: No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France.
John was the son of John McAtee and Mary Strachan who resided at Mt Mee, Queensland. He was single, working as a teamster and living at Mt Mee, Queensland at the time of his enlistment in August 1915.
John was wounded in an evening attack on heavily-defended tranches near Guidecourt on 1 February 1917 and was waiting close to the combat area until it was safe to be evacuated for treatment after the artillery barrage ended. A German counter-attack in the early hours of the morning of 2 February drove the Australian troops out of the contested trenches and captured approximately 20 of their wounded. John was taken to the nearby German Casualty Station (called Sachsenberg) for treatment but could not be saved. He was buried by the Germans near the battle site and his identity disks sent to the Red Cross (so his family could be advised).Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, MCATEE JLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

SERVICE RECORD LINK

National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, MCATEE J

REFERENCE

Reference numberNAA: B2455, MCATEE J

RELATED MATERIAL

Related memorial or honour boardMt Mee Honour RollCaboolture District Roll of HonourMt Mee Roll of HonourRelated material notesSLQ- Pictorial Supplement: ; Portrait from John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg: Page 26 of the Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to the Queenslander 29 April 1916

ACCESS

Access restrictionsUnrestrictedRestrictions on useUnrestrictedConditions of useRestrictions vary. You may print, copy or download resources and images for private research.

PART OF

CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

CONNECTIONS

PlaceMt. Mee (Qld.)Saxony (Germany)PersonMcAtee, John, 1891 - 1917OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918

Menu

John McAtee, SN 3806, Service Record