| Accession Number | P06959.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Willis, E A |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Framed studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Kenneth Clinton McKie, 49th Battalion, of ...
Description
Framed studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Kenneth Clinton McKie, 49th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld. A bank clerk before enlisting in November 1915, 2nd Lt McKie left Australia for England with the 4th Reinforcements in August 1916. Arriving in France in March 1917, he received multiple gun shot wounds during the Battle of Messines on 7 June 1917. He was evacuated to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Steenwerck where he died two days later, aged 27.