Murdoch Alexander McKINNON

Regimental number43439
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs D McKinnon, Kaipaki via Ohaupo
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 14 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDivisional Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 1), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Margaret McKinnon, Putaruru, Hamilton
Family/military connectionsBrother: 32528 Private Malcolm McKINNON, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 1 August 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 23