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McLennan-K-Pte-1787

Page history last edited by Lenore Frost 3 years, 11 months ago

Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

McLennan K        Pte    1787    Kenneth              6 Inf Bn    41    Carriage builder    Single    Pres       

Address:    Ascot Vale, Waratah St, 2   

Next of Kin:    McLennon, D, brother, 2 Waratah St, Ascot Vale   

Enlisted:    6 Jan 1915       

Embarked:     A18 Wiltshire 13 Apr 1915   

 

Date of death: 07/08/1915

CWGC: "Son of Donald McLennan, and Mary Matheson McLennan. Native of Forglen, Banffshire, Scotland".

COURTNEY'S AND STEEL'S POST CEMETERY

 

Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Correspondence

 

McLennan was killed by shrapnel early in August.  Witness saw this happen.  They were both in the trenches at Steele's Post at the time.  McLennan was badly knocked about and died immediately.  His body was buried in a cemetery near the Indian Camp.
Pte H Sullivan, 1587 C Coy 58th Bn.  Tel el Kebir  
SA
21/3/16

Reported Missing, August

Informant states that casualty went out on the 6th or 7th August, at Steel's Post in front of the German Officer's Trench, and never came back or was seen again.  In Informant's opinion, the body would be found in "No man's Land", which was the title given to the stretch of country lying between our trenches and that of the German Officer's trench.

Informant further states that only six got back, but casualty was not among the six.  Casualty was a friend of the informant.

Pte T Richards, No 1812, 6 Inf Bn.  Private address 23 Champ St, Coburg.  
HAB 3/4/16

Witness said McLennan was his mate and he made special enquiries about him.  Pte A Roberts, 1811, 6th Battalion, told witness he saw McLennan's and Sgt Causey's bodeies lying out near the German Officers' trench on 5th August.  Both had been killed in the charge.  A number of other men gave him the same information.  McLennan was a Scotchman, aged about 42 years
Reg:  Pte W J Thomas, 1839, d Coy, 6th Bn, B Details, Zeitoun
sa
111/4/15
Cairo

Informant states that he knew the casualty well and was a friend of his, and belonged to the same Coy B Coy.  Casualty went out at Steel's Post in the attack on the 6th August, and was missing.  Informant believes casualty was killed, as no prisoners were taken
Ref Sgt G E Fry, 6th Bn
Private address"Heathcote", Sims St, Sandringham

HAB 19/4/16

The above report is confirmed by Stewart-C-Pte-1821 , C Co, 6th Bn, Private address 8 Barnett St, Kensington

10/4/16

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/1drl0428/2/195/3/1drl-0428-2-195-3-10.pdf  

 

Mentioned in this publication:

Clan McLennan News.  page 11

 

War Service Commemorated

Ascot Vale State School

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Missing (McLennan)

Regimental Register

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