Commemorated at Memorial Name Portland War Memorial Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden Leichhardt First World War Memorial Victoria Cross Memorial North Bondi War Memorial Given name John Bernard Family name Mackey Gender Male Service number NX20317 Conflicts Second World War, 1939–45 Fate Killed in action (KIA) Fate date 12 May 1945 Additional information Place of birth Leichhardt, NSW Next of kin Father, Stanley Mackey Enlistment date Wed, 5 June 1940 Last held rank Corporal Unit at embarkation 2/3 Pioneer Battalion Service Australian Army Decorations Victoria Cross Veteran Notes/Bio Enlisted at Portland, NSW Killed in action on Tarakan Island, Borneo Late Cpl. J.B. Mackey - How his V.C. was won (6 Dec 1945) Posthumous V.C. award to Portland boy (12 Nov 1945) Australian War Memorial - Corporal John Bernard Mackey Australian Dictionary of Biography - John Bernard (Jack) Mackey Department of Veterans' Affairs Nominal Rolls - John Bernard Mackey Do you know more about this war Veteran? Click here to learn how you can contribute