McKINNON, Allan Murray
(Service number 70944)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 22 August 1897 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | P.O. Box 39, Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. McKINNON (mother), P.O. Box 39, Fairlie, Canterbury; later C/o Mrs Smale, 12 suffolk Street, Linwood, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 37th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 23 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 March 1968 | Age | 70 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairlie Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Allan Murray McKinnon was the only son of Colin (Coll) and Mary Jane (née Murray) McKinnon. He started at Hornby School in Christchurch, moving to Waimataitai School, Timaru, in 1904, next to Timaru Main in 1906, then on to Fairlie School in 1910. Allan married Florence Nita Ellem in 1925 at St Mary's Church, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 August 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal affairs) [17 August 2019]; School Admission records [19 August 2019]; Fairlie Cemetery headstone transcription [16 August 2019]
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