James William McKECHNIE

Regimental number868
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressBlackwood, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Henry McKechnie, Blackwood, South Australia
Enlistment date25 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSquadron Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 23 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death16 September 1975