Place of birth | Wedderburn, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Nurse |
Address | Spring Hill, Fenton's Creek near Wedderburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30.10 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W McKechnie, Spring Hill, Fenton's Creek near Wedderburn, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Staff Nurse |
Unit name | Nurses (July 1915 - Nov 1918) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Nurse |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Nursing Service |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2960 Lance Corporal Clyde Guthrie McKECHNIE, 6th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 28 June 1919; 3528 Pte William Allan McKECHNIE, 4th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 29 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: India Commenced return to Australia from Bombay on board SS 'Eastern', 13 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 30 June 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKECHNIE Christina Ralston |