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MCKINNON, Vernon Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX10091 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 August 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Salvage Unit |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 February 1916 |
| Home Town: | Burnside (SA), Burnside City Council, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy driver |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 14 April 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 31 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, Gawler RSL Memorial Wall, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX10091, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX10091 | |
| 4 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, SX10091, 8th Division Salvage Unit | |
| 30 Jul 1941: | Embarked Private, SX10091, 8th Division Salvage Unit, HMT EE (Marnix van St. Aldegonde), Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, SX10091, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 14 Apr 1945: | Involvement Private, SX10091, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Prisoners of War |
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