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KINNON, John Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 381 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1916, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 12 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith Striker |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 25 July 1973, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Farleigh Mill & District Roll of Honour, Glenella State School WW1 Roll of Honour, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 381, 12th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Mackay, QLD | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 381, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 381, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 381, 12th Machine Gun Company, Remained on duty | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Villers-Bretonneux, Citations reads: For gallantry and devotion to duty during operations at Villers Bretonneux on 3rd May 1918. Although wounded he carried on with his work, and later when the infantry withdrew went out and recovered the gun which had been dropped by a wounded comrade. Throughout the attack he displayed wonderful coolness and pluck. London Gazette on 13 September 1918, page 10778, position 62 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 February 1919, page 129, position 113 | |
| 7 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Holding the rank of temporary Corporal | |
| 20 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, 381, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Second occasion. Remained on duty | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 381, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Third occasion. Gassed. Invalided to England on 30 August 1918. Reverted back to Private having had the temporary rank of Corporal | |
| 21 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 381, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharge at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Kinnnon and Catherine Ester Pearce Kinnon nee Miles of 'Glenella', Mackay, Qld. Brother of Robert Richard Kinnon who killed in action on 8 August 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux while serving with the 9th Battalion. He is buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Cemetery Plot X111, Row D, Grave 8; Henry Kinnon, Geoerge Kinnon, Elizabeth Kinnon and Rubina Kinnon
Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1918 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on the 2 January 1919
Medals: Military Medal, Victory Medal
On 12 December 1922 John married Ellen Beatrice Collins in QLD