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MCKINNON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 68 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Victorian Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Warrayure, Dunkfeld, Victoria, Australia, 31 December 1878 |
| Home Town: | Branxholme, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boundary Rider |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia, , 18 July 1901, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Branxholme Cemetery, Branxholme, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Wandong War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 68, Victorian Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 68 | |
| 1 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 68, Victorian Imperial Bushmen, Departed Melbourne for Beira in Portuguese East Africa on the "Victorian" | |
| 22 Jun 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 68, Victorian Imperial Bushmen, Embarked East London. RTA. Disembark Melbourne. 12 July 1901. | |
| 18 Jul 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 68, Victorian Imperial Bushmen, D.O.D. Melbourne Hospital. |
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