Regimental number | 7620 |
Place of birth | Lornwood, Balmoral, Victoria |
School | Hamilton Western District College, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stationmaster |
Address | Loco Station, Hillston, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, H McKechnie, Carmichael Street, Hamilton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 15 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Godewaersvelde British Cemetery (Plot I, row A, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Isabella MCKECHNIE, Carmichael Street, Hamilton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6387 Driver Hugh Alexander McKECHNIE, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919. |