Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Alexander McKinnon
Alexander McKinnon's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Alexander McKinnon
Service number: 427
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 December 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 9 Ramleh War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: McKINNON, Lce. Cpl. Alexander, 427. 8th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 1st Dec., 1917. Age 23. Son of John and Margaret McKinnon, of Mortlake, Victoria, Australia. M. 66.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Alexander McKinnon from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 427 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Mortlake, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maggie McKinnon, Mortlake, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 29 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 25 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 1 December 1917 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 66), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret MCKINNON, Mortlake, Victoria |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
The Battle of El Burj, 1 December 1917
Citation: 8th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Alexander McKinnon
