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Robert Donald McKechnie

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 8 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 8 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Donald AWMM
  • Surname
    McKechnie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Robert Donald McGlashan McKechnie AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/216 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J. McKechnie (father), care of Mrs Jolly, Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Battle of the Somme AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/216 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert McKechnie was the son of J. McKechnie, of Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 September 1916 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France AWMM IV. D. 31. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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14 June 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
04 July 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher

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