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Malcolm McCleod McKINNON

Regimental number3185
Place of birthTent Hill, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTram conductor
Addressc/o Mrs J Bond, William Street, Enfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 10.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, A McKinnon, Tent Hill, via Deepwater, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 65), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Angus and Clara Prudence MacKINNON, 'Bromley', 16 George Street, Enfield, New South Wales. Commemorated in St Thomas Cemetery, Enfield, New South Wales. Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 4th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 14 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseille, France, 30 March 1916.

Killed in action, 17 May 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McKINNON Malcolm McCleod

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