MCKEOWN, John Alexander Hunter
| Service Number: | 5786 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Romsey, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Werribee, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 14 October 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Laventie Military Cemetery, la Gorgue Plot I, Row C, Grave 14 |
| Memorials: | Werribee Honour Roll, Werribee St Thomas' Presbyterian Church Honor Board (Lost), Werribee State School Honour Board, Werribee War Memorial, Wyndham Presbyterian Church Honor Board |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5786, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5786, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 5786, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 21 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), 2nd squadron | |
| 9 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), 2nd squadron | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5786, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Alexander Hunter McKEOWN was born in Romsey, Victoria on 23rd October, 1894
His parents were John Alexander McKEOWN & Jane HUNTER
He had previously served for three & a half years with the 29th Light Horse Regiment at Werribee from 1912 (Citizens Forces) before he enlisted in Melbourne on 16h February, 1916 & embarked with the 7th Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcements on 3rd July, 1916 from Melbourne on the HMAT Ayrshire
He was appointed Flying Officer and then 2nd Lieutenant while conducting courses on aerial combat at Turnberry in Scotland - in late June 1918 he was sent to France & became ill with influenza. Following recuperationhe was taken on strength on 18th August with No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps which was attached to the 80th Wing, Royal Air Force
He was Killed in Action in France on 14th October, 1918 when his plane was shot down in aerial combat
John was originally buried at the Tressin Communal Cemetery and later reinterred at the Laventie Military Cemetery
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Werribee War Memorial in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Carlyle James Vernon McKEOWN served in the RAAF in WW2 as a Chaplain at Point Cook
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