McKenna, Victor Herman

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Victor Edmund Allen McKenna, Herman

Service Service Number Number 1494 4605 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 8th August 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

McKenna, Victor Herman

SERVICE NO

4605

UNIT

1st Battalion/14th 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 ENLISTMENT

Newcastle, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Father;- James Joseph McKenna, Erina via Gosford / 4 Chapel St. Marrickville/ 52 Wellington St. Newtown. (father died), mother Emma McKenna.

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/

Sydney Morning Herald 7th 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

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1949564