Isadore McKENNA

Regimental number24/1142
Addressc/o J Calder Morton, Mains
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, O McKenna, Upper Leith Valley, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Owen and Francis McKenna, Leith Valley, Dunedin. Only son.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB

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