McCoy, Henry Richard Peter

Date of Birth	1897-04-27
Date of Death	1913-03-26
Age	15
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, Queensland,
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Tetanus

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1913-03-26
Rank	Cadet (Universal scheme)
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Record	No

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	South Brisbane Cemetery (aka Dutton Park) Annerley Rd Dutton Park QLD 4101
Cemetery Address	Dutton Park, QLD
Grave Number	6-443
Grave Type	Unmarked

Notes

Australia legislated for peace-time conscription for military training of all able bodied white male boys and men in the Defence Act of 1909, while Britain was still locked in a debate on the need for compulsory military service. In this way, from 1911, the Australian naval and sea cadet movement was transformed by the introduction of compulsory military (army) and naval training for boys. The provisions of this ‘Universal Training Scheme’ made cadet training, in some form, compulsory for all boys from the year that they turned 12 until they turned 18, at which time compulsory training was continued until the age of 25 in the adult military forces.

Sources

Daily Standard (Brisbane,Qld:1912-1936) Fri 28 Mar 1913 Page 2 NAVAL FUNERAL.

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