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MCKERNAN, Edward Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6059 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Bunbury State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Boat house proprietor |
| Died: | Died of wounds (POW of Germany), France, 13 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bunbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6059, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6059, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6059, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6059, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...6059 Private Edward Walter McKernan, 16th Battalion, of Bunbury, WA. A boatman prior to enlistment, Pte McKernan embarked on board HMAT Miltiades(A28) on 7 August 1916. He served in Belgium and France. On 11 April 1917 he was wounded and captured at Bullecourt. He died as a prisoner of war in a German military hospital at Valenciennes, France, on 13 June 1917. He was 25 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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