Andrew Charles MCKINNON MID

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MCKINNON, Andrew Charles

Service Numbers:	323, Officer
Enlisted:	18 August 1914
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Kingston State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France
Memorials:	Mt Prospect Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 323
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 323, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 323, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
29 Feb 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).

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