| Regimental number | 804 |
| Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
| School | Sisters of St Joseph, Peterborough, South Australia |
| Other training | Peterborough School of Mines. Broken Hill Technical College |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Petersburg, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S McKenna, Victoria Street, Petersburg, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces - Light Horse at Peterborough |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
| Age at death | 22.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Patrick and Soiphie McKenna |
| Family/military connections | "He had at least two second cousins killed". Details supplied by Sophie McKenna,(mother) on Roll of Honour Circular |