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MCKINNON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 456 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shrapnel wounds to the abdomen, Tighe Military Hospital, Malta, 26 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot D, Row 1X, Grave 6 Chaplain W. Cowan officiated, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 456, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 456, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 456, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 456, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the abdomen and invalided to Malta |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Allan and Gretta McKinnon of Edward Street, Woollahra, NSW. Brother of Syndey McKinnon who returned to Australia on 28 August 1919 having served with the 15th Light Horse Regiment
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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