MCKINNON, Alexander
| Service Number: | 537 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Rossville, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | GSW to leg-sustained at Gallipoli, Valetta Hospital, Malta, 1 September 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Grave A.XII. 1., Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 537, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 537, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Alexander was born in Knockando in Morayshire, Scotland although at the time, the Highlands of Scotland were usually referred to as North Britain. His father, A. McKinnon lived at Brown Hills, Pitglassie, and his sister, Mary, was known to have worked during the Great War at Aldershot Military Hospital, England.. Knockando (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Cheannachd) is a farming centre and the location of both the world-famous Knockando distillery and the Tamdhu distillery.
It is also the location of Knockando Wool Mill, which has been producing textiles since 1784
Alexander had served a 3 year apprenticeship as a coppersmith with Willison Bothers and he had also served in the army and as a constable with the naval police in South Australia.
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