MACKINNON, Brice Bunny
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified British Units |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Grammar School, Geelong Grammar |
| Occupation: | Unknown |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery), Rouen, France, 5 August 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen Plot B, Row 4, Grave 23 |
| Memorials: | Geelong Grammar School Community Members Who Served, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Citation - "for conducting a very good raid into enemy's line on the Salonika Front" Apart from year, exact date of honour unknown. | |
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| 5 Aug 1918: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Lieutenant, Officer, Unspecified British Units, 3rd Battalion, 42nd Highlanders "The Black Watch" | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross |
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Brice Bunny MACKINNON was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 11th September, 1897
His parents were Donald MACKINNON & Hilda Eleanor Marie BUNNY who married in All Saints Church of England in St Kilda on 19th August, 1891
He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant on 7th July, 1916 and Lieutenant on 7th January, 1918
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He was awarded a Military Cross
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
BRICE BUNNY MACKINNON who died of illness at No. 2 Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, on 5th August 1918 was the second son of Mr. Donald Mackinnon. He was born in 1897 and entered the Preparatory School in 1906 and on leaving there two years later went to Geelong Grammar School, where he was one of the leading boys. He enlisted in England and gained his commission in the Black Watch. He saw nearly two years' active service in Macedonia, where he took part in the two Battles of Lake Doiran and was promoted to Lieutenant and was awarded the Military Cross. He was seriously ill as the result of that campaign, and after being invalided went to France in July 1918, but after a few weeks there the illness recurred and he had to give up. He was taken to Rouen, where he died.
Source - War Services Old Melburnians 1914-18
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