mckenna, victor herman
DESCRIPTION
Service Number 4605. Killed in Action 8th August 1916. France.TRANSCRIPT
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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
McKenna, Victor Herman Service Number 4605
Killed in Action 8th August 1916 France
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Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of
Benalyn Campbell
And Vivienne Tranter
in compiling this resource
The information in this file has been extracted from official records
held in the
The Australian War Memorial and
National Archives of Australia
(© Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013)
Further information on this soldier may be found online at:
Commonwealth War Graves
The AIF project
Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children
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provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1st AIF.
This resource is presented by Gosford City Council
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NAME McKenna, Victor Herman
SERVICE NO 4605
UNIT 1st Battalion/14
th Reinf.
RANK Private
AGE at Enlistment 21 yrs 3 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Kenthurst, NSW
ADDRESS
OCCUPATION Labourer
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 16 Aug 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Newcastle, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Father;- James Joseph McKenna, Erina via Gosford / 4 Chapel St. Marrickville/ 52 Wellington St. Newtown. (father died), mother Emma McKenna.
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’ 8¼”. Weight-138lbs. Chest-32-36”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-L Brown.
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED
DISEMBARKED
NOTES
WOUNDED/ILLNESS
DIED 8 Aug 1916
BURIED
MEDALS British War Medal-29138, Victory Medal-28956. Memorial Plaque & Scroll – 315927.
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS Wallet, cards, photos, hymn book, 2 ID disc/
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE Mother/
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Sydney Morning Herald 7
th October 1916 pg. 15
ROLL OF HONOR
McKENNA- Private Herman McKenna, killed in action in France, August 3, 1916, aged 20. He gave his life for his country. Inserted by his loving mother, sisters, and brother.
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564