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Arthur McKINNON

Regimental number204
Place of birthDubbo, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBricklayer
Addressc/o Mrs H Neill, Boulder Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinC McKinon, HMAS 'Australia'
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in the Goldfields Regiment, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name3rd Field Company Engineers, Section 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/22/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date15 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 10 September 1915; discharged (wounded: bullet wound, right hip, and neurasthenia), Perth, 15 January 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death21 March 1934
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec. 9, 6640), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, McKINNON Arthur

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