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MCKENNA, Brian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 804 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, 9 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sisters of St. Joseph Peterborough, Peterborough School of Mines, Broken Hill Technical College |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hammond Roll of Honor, Jerusalem Memorial, Peterborough St Anacletus Catholic Church Honour Board WW1, Peterborough St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 804, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 804, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 804, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 804, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 804 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick McKENNA and Sophia nee JENKINS
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