Albert Edward McKENNA

Regimental number46891
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMother, Mrs S M McKenna, Railway Line, Westport
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter James and Selina Mary McKenna, Hastings Street, Nelson. Native of Westport, Greymouth
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2/1561 John Francis McKENNA
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 36

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