McKINNON  H.

Given Names:  Hugh

               

Service Number:  2731

Unit:  60th Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  28 Yrs  3 Mths

Occupation:  Warder (Kew Asylum)                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9 In                     

Weight:  150 Lbs

Chest:  34-38 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Dark

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  23/2/1916

Place:  Melbouorne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Jessie McKinnon

135 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Port Lyttleton                                   

Embarked:  10/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  5/8/1919

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  1/3/1920                         

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  56905

Victory Medal:  55510

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1887

Place:  Casterton, Victoria                       

Father:  Lachlan McKINNON                    

Mother:  Sarah Ann BEATON

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1913     

Place:             

Spouse: Jessie McMASTER

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 25/3/1961                          

Place: Hawthorn, Victoria                        

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary