Sergeant Alex John McKinnon

Service number 317
Ranks Held Driver, Lance Corporal, Private, Sergeant
Birth Place Australia: Western Australia, Perth, Midland Junction
Death Date 1918-04-30
Death Place France
Final Rank Sergeant
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 16th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-02-19
Published in London Gazette in 1918-02-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-07-25
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-06-27

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lance Corporal
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Private
    London Gazette
    19 February 1917 on page 1756 at position 27
    Commonwealth Gazette
    25 July 1917 on page 1543 at position 127
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lance Corporal
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
    London Gazette
    04 February 1918 on page 1609 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 June 1918 on page 1391 at position 202
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Driver
  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    16th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant

Timeline

Date of enlistment 21 September 1914
Date of embarkation 22 December 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 14 December 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 17 December 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 20 October 1917
Date of death 30 April 1918
Date of death 30 April 1918
Date of fate 30 April 1918