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Port Campbell
Roll of Honour
First World War - The Great War
These men from the Port Campbell area made the supreme sacrifice in the First World War.
Hector McIntyre was a Major in the 13th Australian Light Horse, AIF. Hector was the son of Hector and Margaret McIntyre (nee Jones) and was born in Port Campbell on the 22nd January 1877. He was a Grazier in the Port Campbell district and enlisted on the 25th January 1915. Hector married Margaret Ann Tait at Scots' Church in Melbourne on 3rd June 1915 a month before departing overseas. He had previously seen action in the South African Campaign 1901-1902 and was commissioned in the field. Hector saw action at Gallipoli before transferring to the western front and was promoted in the field. Hector was Killed in Action on the 1st October 1917 at the age of 40 and was buried at The Huts Cemetery in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (reference: VIII. C. 20.) Hector is also commemorated by a fountain in Cairns Street, on the foreshore of the bay, and a horse trough in Lord Street. Both are constructed of Harcourt Grey Granite and were presented to the people of Port Campbell by Hector's widow, Margaret. Lest we Forget.
Christopher Norman Ward was a Lance Corporal in the 4th Australian Light Horse, AIF, Number 3859. Christopher was born in 1876 at Hampden in Victoria and was the son of Peter and Eliza Ward (nee Stagg). He was a Dairy Farmer in the Port Campbell district and enlisted at Camperdown in Victoria on the 18th July 1917. Christopher had previously seen action in the South African Campaign. He married Wilhemina Jemima Edith Robertson in 1903 and had 2 children, a son and an adopted daughter. Christopher was Killed in Action at the age of 43 on the 30th September 1918 about 2 miles north of Sasa and 300 yards on the west side of the main road to Damascus. He has no known resting place and is commemorated at the Jerusalem Memorial on Panel 59. Lest we Forget.
William James McKean was a Private in the 29th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF, Number 998. He was born in 1872 at Corindhap, Victoria and was the son of William and Christina McKean (nee McKay). William is the brother of John Martin McKean. William married Mary NcRae in 1900 and had 3 sons and 2 daughters. He was a Labourer in the Port Campbell district and enlisted at Camperdown in Victoria on the 19th August 1915. William was Killed in Action at the age of 45 on the 12th October 1916. He was buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres in Nord, France (reference: III. A. 31.) Lest we Forget.
John Martin McKean was a Private in the 29th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF, Number 2708. He was born in 1867 at Corindhap, Victoria and was the son of William and Christina McKean (nee McKay). John is the brother of William James McKean. John married Margaret Hogan in 1896. He was an Overseer in the Port Campbell district and enlisted at Geelong in Victoria on the 13th January 1916. John claimed to be 44 years and 9 months old to enable him to enlist. He was Killed in Action on the 2nd November 1916. John was buried at Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme, France (reference: III. L. 23.) Lest we Forget.
Thomas McRae was a Private in the 36th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF, Number 519. Thomas was born in 1879 at Geelong and was the son of Donald (deceased) and Mary McRae (nee Cameron). He worked as a Gardener before enlisting at Liverpool in N.S.W. on the 1st February 1916 as one of "Carmichael's Thousand". Thomas trained as a sniper in France before rejoining his regiment in Belgium in June 1917. He was wounded in action and died from his wounds on the 4th June 1917 at the age of 38. Thomas was buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France (reference: I. N. 11.) Lest we Forget.