| Regimental number | 498 |
| Place of birth | Howard, Queensland |
| Other Names | David Peter |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 50 Douglas Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 190 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, P McKenna, PO, Howard, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 years in the Wylestray Volunteer Regiment: time expired. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 15), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 30 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 595 Corporal Francis Michael McKENNA, 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 17 March 1917; 1523 Pte Henry Francis McKENNA, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1916; 1401 Pte Patrick McKENNA, Australian Employment Company, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919; 24458 Lance Corporal Hamilton Joseph McKENNA, 2nd Bn, Grenadier Guards, British Army, killed in action, 3 September 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined 1st Bn, Gallipoli, 3 June 1915. Wounded in action, 19 May 1915. Killed in action, 6-9 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA B 2455 |