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MCKENNA, Edward Albert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 28 August 1877 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Castlemaine State School and Caastle,maine Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soft Goods Manager |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row A, Grave 27 Headstone inscription reads: R.I.P. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Captain, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Captain, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 64 Sutherland Road, Armdale, Victoria
Son of John and Augusta McKenna . Husband of Elizabeth Mary McKenna of 3 Harvey Street, Malvern, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother, listed on the Commemorative Roll at the AWM.
Major McKENNA, John Charles Xavier 9th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment died of illness 20 April 1917 in France age 44. Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery and Extension. IV. C. 12.
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