Regimental number | 804 |
Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
School | Sisters of St Joseph, Peterborough, South Australia |
Other training | Peterborough School of Mines. Broken Hill Technical College |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Petersburg, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S McKenna, Victoria Street, Petersburg, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces - Light Horse at Peterborough |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 22.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Patrick and Soiphie McKenna |
Family/military connections | "He had at least two second cousins killed". Details supplied by Sophie McKenna,(mother) on Roll of Honour Circular |