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MCKINNON, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7011 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Urana, Urana, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise Plot III, Row A, Grave 4 Headstone Inscription "GOD'S WILL BE DONE BELOVED ELDEST SON OF MARY & THE LATE C. McKINNON", St Pol British Cemetery, St Pol-sur-Ternoise, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Urana Public School Great War Roll of Honor, Urana Shire Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7011, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7011, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7011, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alexander McKinnon was severely wounded by an aeroplane bomb at St. Pol whilst entrained in a railway truck. He died of wounds shortly after in the 12th Stationery Hospital and buried in the St. Pol British Cemetery.