MCLENNAN, Kenneth
| Service Numbers: | 64, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdden, Scotland, 1 January 1867 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Natural Causes, North Perth, Western Australia, 6 August 1950, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Presbyterian-Ea-0212 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 5th Military District Headquarters Administrative and Instructional Staff Honor Board, North Perth Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Warrant Officer II, 64, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Company Sergeant Major, 64, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 448 notes 1st QMI embarked 1 Nov 1899 aboard Cornwall arriving Cape Town 13 Dec 1899. | |
| 23 Jan 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Company Sergeant Major, 64, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier notes returned to Australia aboard Orient arriving Brisbane 16 Jan 1901, discharged 23 Jan 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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Husband of Mrs S J McLennan, Head Quarters, 5th Military District, Perth, Western Australia
OBE (Military)
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113
Date: 6 October 1919
Boer War and World War I veteran Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth McLennan MBE died yesterday at the age of 83. Colonel McLennan served in the Queensland Mounted Infantry in the early 90's. He joined the Queensland Permanent Staff later and left for the Boer War in November 1899. After that war he resumed with the Queensland Permanent Staff. He was then transferred to WA. During World War I he served in Gallipoli, France and Belgium and returned after the armistice with the rank of Major. He retired with the rank of Hon. Lieutenant Colonel in 1927.
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