George William McKENNA

Regimental number12/1735
AddressCarpenters Arms Hotel, Grey Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinThomas McKenna, Penshurst, Victoria, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Jane Elizabeth McKenna, Cox Street, Penshurst, Victoria, Australia. Also served in Egypt, 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third

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