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MCKENNA, Philip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 213 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Taradale, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | 23 March 1946, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 213, Mining Corps, Cootamundra, NSW | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sapper, Mining Corps, Sydney | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Mining Corps, Sydney. Reduced to ranks 11 August 1916 (France) following FGCM same date. | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 213, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 213, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 213, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 213, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 213, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 4th Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 21 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 213, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Belgium | |
| 10 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Belgium | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 213, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 213, 4th Pioneer Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 6 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, German Spring Offensive 1918, For his actions between Buire and Dernancourt during the German advance on 5 April 1918. | |
| 29 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 213, 4th Pioneer Battalion, RTA 8 November 1918. Discharged as medically unfit (sciatica). |
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