William John McKINNA

Regimental number47568
OccupationCheesemaker
Next of kinFather, J McKinna, Rockville, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 28 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 1), Doullens, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John W and Joanna W McKinna, Collingwood, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 8