John McKINNON

Regimental number13/1042A
Date of birth7 April 1891
Place of birthTe Rore, Waikato
AddressAuckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William McKinnon, Te Rore, Te Awamutu
Previous military serviceServed in 4th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary McKinnon, Te Rore, Waikato
Family/military connectionsBrother: 12/2417 Private Kenneth McKINNON, Auckland Infantry Battalion, killed in action, 8 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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