MACKINNON, John Younger
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ballina, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Ballina Public School, Sydney Boys High School, Technical College, Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | University Teacher |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC I D 6 |
| Memorials: | Ballina Municipal Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ewen and Eliza MacKinnon, 'The Gables', Ballina, New South Wales
Educated at Ballina Public School. At 13 won a Bursary to Sydney High School. Passed senior university exam with Honours. Put in 2 years practical work at Woolwich Dock attending Balmain and Sydney Technical College at night from which he won a Scholarship. Each year won Peter Nieve Russell Scholarship for engineering. Gained his Bachelor of Engineering with Honours. Still on a Scholarship when he enlisted. Did remarkable work in Egypt with regiment before going across to Gallipoli - according to Lieutenant Massey.' (Details from Eliza MacKinnon (Mother), The Gables, Ballina, New South Wales. Name and address of any other persons to whom reference could be made: Malcolm MacKinnon, B.A. B.Sc., Naqueta, Roseville Avenue, Roseville; Ewen MacKinnon, B.A. B.Sc., Institute of Science and Industry, 391 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria.)
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