MCKINERY, John Patrick
| Service Numbers: | 1824, 1824A |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1824, Depot Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1824, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1824, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1824A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1824A awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
John Patrick McKinery was the son of Edward Patrick and Maria McKinery, of 196 Albert Road, Albert Park, Victoria. He was the first of three sons who died during WW1, all within twelve months.
His younger brother, 4860 Pte. Charles Albert McKinery, 60th Battalion AIF, died of accidental injuries 8 February 1917. (He was killed when his pick struck a grenade, during trench digging.) John and Charles both served at Fromelles, Charles surviving but suffering a bullet wound to the arm, and John was killed during the action.
A third older brother, 2636 Private William Edward McKinery 36th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Messines on 7 June 1917, age 34.
A fourth brother, 2658 Private Ernest James McKinery 6th Battalion AIF, served at Gallipoli and was returned to Australia with bronchitis on 23 June 1916. He died in 1923, at the age of 38.
John McKinery was declared by Board, Broadmeadows Camp, 10 May 1916, to be a Deserter; however, he had already embarked from Melbourne, 4 April 1916, with the 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements. In Egypt he transferred to the 60th Battalion during May 1916.
McKinery was simply reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Nothing is known of his fate.
At a Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, he was pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
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