Regimental number | 46891 |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S M McKenna, Railway Line, Westport |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 connections | Brother: 2/1561 John Francis McKENNA |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 36 |