Malcolm George Mair, 1894–1917 (aged 23 years)
- Name
- Malcolm George /Mair/
- Given names
- Malcolm George
- Surname
- Mair
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Death of a maternal grandfather
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Death of a father
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Military
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Note: Malcolm enlisted into the 4th Reinforcements, 14th Machine Gun Company at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds, Gundagai on the 24th of February, 1916. He had been working as a bank clerk at Grenfell, NSW. He had been a member of the Goulburn Militia for the past year. He left to France from England on the 24th of April, 1917. He was killed in action in France on the 14th of May, 1917 |
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Death
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Cause of death: Killed in action Note: Private Malcolm George Mair has been killed in action in France. Previous to enlisting he was a clerk in the Commercial Bank at Grenfell. Private Malcolm George Mair has been killed in action in France. Previous to enlisting he was a clerk in the Commercial Bank at Grenfell. Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1881 - 1938) Friday 8 June 1917 p 2 Article Private M. G. Mair. Constable R. Mair, of Jindabyne, (well-known in this and Yalgogrin district), received word on Saturday last that his brother, Private Malcolm George Mair, had been killed in action in France. Previous to enlisting he was a clerk in the Commercial Bank at Grenfell. He was barely 19 when he enlisted two years ago in the Machine Gun Section. His parents were well-known residents of Gundagai, and his grandfather was the first Mayor of Wagga. He leaves an aged mother, two sisters and two brothers to mourn their sad loss. Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954) Tuesday 5 June 1917 p 2 Article On the Great War Memorial on Tuesday, Cr. J. F. McLaughlin placed a wreath, bearing the following inscription: "In loving memory of my son, Malcolm George Mair, killed in action, France, May 14th, 1917." The wreath was sent by the soldier's mother who now resides at West Wyalong, and this floral token has arrived every year for the past 17 years. Mrs. Mair is now over 80 years of age, and was a daughter of the late John Jenkins, owner of the vast Nangus Estate. Her husband, the late George Mair, was the first Mayor of Gundagai; and her son was a native of Gundagai, but at the time of his enlistment he was in the Commercial Bank at Grenfell. The wreath that was sent was the work of a florist's art. It was carried out in a autumn shades, from the very fairest cream to the deepest orange. The Gundagai Independent (NSW : 1928 - 1939) Thursday 16 May 1935 p 3 Article |
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Burial
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1852–1907
Birth: 22 November 1852
Death: 17 November 1907 — Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia |
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| mother |
1856–1943
Birth: 6 July 1856
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— Nangus, New South Wales, Australia Death: 19 April 1943 — Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Marriage | Marriage — 15 January 1879 — Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia |
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9 months
elder brother |
1879–1953
Birth: 19 October 1879
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— Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1 March 1953 — Royal North Shore Hospital, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
elder sister |
1882–1968
Birth: 5 August 1882
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— Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia Death: 23 February 1968 — Queanbeyan Hospital, late of Hilltop, New South Wales, Australia |
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1884–1886
Birth: 26 February 1884
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— Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia Death: 16 July 1886 |
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19 months
elder brother |
1885–1976
Birth: 15 September 1885
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— Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia Death: 4 January 1976 — Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
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1887–1917
Birth: 1887
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— Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia Death: 11 November 1917 — St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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8 years
himself |
1894–1917
Birth: 1894
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— Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia Death: 14 April 1917 — France |
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Malcolm enlisted into the 4th Reinforcements, 14th Machine Gun Company at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds, Gundagai on the 24th of February, 1916. He had been working as a bank clerk at Grenfell, NSW. He had been a member of the Goulburn Militia for the past year. He left to France from England on the 24th of April, 1917. He was killed in action in France on the 14th of May, 1917 |
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| Death |
Private Malcolm George Mair has been killed in action in France. Previous to enlisting he was a clerk in the Commercial Bank at Grenfell. Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1881 - 1938) Friday 8 June 1917 p 2 Article Private M. G. Mair. Constable R. Mair, of Jindabyne, (well-known in this and Yalgogrin district), received word on Saturday last that his brother, Private Malcolm George Mair, had been killed in action in France. Previous to enlisting he was a clerk in the Commercial Bank at Grenfell. He was barely 19 when he enlisted two years ago in the Machine Gun Section. His parents were well-known residents of Gundagai, and his grandfather was the first Mayor of Wagga. He leaves an aged mother, two sisters and two brothers to mourn their sad loss. Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954) Tuesday 5 June 1917 p 2 Article On the Great War Memorial on Tuesday, Cr. J. F. McLaughlin placed a wreath, bearing the following inscription: "In loving memory of my son, Malcolm George Mair, killed in action, France, May 14th, 1917." The wreath was sent by the soldier's mother who now resides at West Wyalong, and this floral token has arrived every year for the past 17 years. Mrs. Mair is now over 80 years of age, and was a daughter of the late John Jenkins, owner of the vast Nangus Estate. Her husband, the late George Mair, was the first Mayor of Gundagai; and her son was a native of Gundagai, but at the time of his enlistment he was in the Commercial Bank at Grenfell. The wreath that was sent was the work of a florist's art. It was carried out in a autumn shades, from the very fairest cream to the deepest orange. The Gundagai Independent (NSW : 1928 - 1939) Thursday 16 May 1935 p 3 Article |