John McKINNON

Regimental number25/1788
Date of birth23 February 1876
Place of birthButeshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, P McKinnon, Arran, Buteshire, Scotland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 22), Flers, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Janet McKinnon, Torrylinn, Kilmorie, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsArchives file mixes this man with
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10925722