| Regimental number | 1655 |
| Place of birth | Wairoa, New Zealand |
| School | Wairoa and Napier High School, New Zealand |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Bindungo Station, Roma, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | J M McKinnon, 'Karamu', Waiora, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
| Previous military service | Served for 3.5 years in the 9th WCC Rifles, Cadet Service. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 7 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/31/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Refers 7-9 May 1915. Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No. 44 (6 April 1916). |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served as a Corporal in the Hawke's Bay Mounted Rifles. (details from father) |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | At sea |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 11), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 April 1915. Promoted Bombardier, 26 July 1915. Wounded in action, 11 August 1915; died of wounds, on board HS 'Valdivia', 11 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA B2455 file1951532 |
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