Rifleman

John McKechnie

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Jean Hamilton McKechnie (nee Dawson), of Invercargill, New Zealand. Native of Milton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26660
Name:
John McKechnie
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James McKechnie (father), Wellesley Bakery, Arthur Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Slaughterman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
44
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
23 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 65
Vessel:
Pakeha
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXXI. D. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John McKechnie
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