60th Battalion
Killed In Action
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John Alexander McKinnon (SN 495) was born in Geelong but attended the Humffray Street State School in Ballarat. He enlisted in Ballarat on September 2nd 1914 as a 19 year old single carpenter. He was posted to the 8th Infantry Battalion and sailed with the first Anzac fleet in October aboard the Benalla. In August 1915 he was wounded at Gallipoli but recovered and rejoined his unit.
After Gallipoli he was transferred to the 60th Infantry Battalion and promoted to Company Sergeant Major before moving to France. He was killed in action at Fromelles on July 19th 1916, has no known grave and his name is on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery & Memorial, Fromelles France.
