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MCKENNA, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1822A |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1822A | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 1822A, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 1822A, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 13 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Motor Transport Company |
Personal Stories
Real History
Alexander McKenna enlisted with the AIF in 1914 whilst living in Melbourne, Victoria. He used this alias name (as well as A. Mc Kenner), instead of his real name Almond Goddard Atkinson. Almond was born in Wilcannia to James Henry and Alice Jane Atkinson. They eventually settled in Lambton, Newcastle. Almond could have used the surname Mc Kenna, as this was his grandmother's maiden name. In this NAA WWI scanned records, Alexander / Almond suggests as such, and tries to have his real name reinstated.
Submitted 5 October 2021 by Catherine Ryan
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted under alias A McKenner