John T. McKinnon

Full Name:

John 
Thompson 
McKinnon

Date of Birth:

January, 
9, 
1894

Place of Birth:

Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Antigonish District:

St. Andrews

Service Rank or Number:

3182344

Date of Enlistment:

April, 
29, 
1918

Location of Enlistment:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Theatres of Service:

Canada

Conflicts:

First World War
Date of Retirement of Discharge:
August, 
16, 
1918

Location of Retirement of Discharge:

Kentville, Nova Scotia

Rank on Retirement or Discharge:

Private

Biography

Private John Thompson McKinnon was born January 9, 1895 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He was the son of Angus McKinnon and Ann McGillivray. By 1911, his family had moved to Nova Scotia and were living on a farm in St. Andrews, Antigonish County. MacKinnon worked on the family farm prior to enlistment. McKinnon’s brother Colin Francis also served in the First World War.

McKinnon enlisted in the 1st Depot Battalion of the Nova Scotia Regiment April 28, 1916 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was transfered to be a gunner for the 10th Seige Battery April 30th in Halifax. On July 13, 1918 he was  diagnosed with Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Station Hospital in Halifax. It was recommended by the medical board in August that he stay at a Pulmonary Tuberculosis Sanatorium for 9 months following discharge, however he refused treatment at the Nova Scotia Sanatorium in Kentville, Kings County on August 15, 1918. MacKinnon was discharged from service due to being medically on  August 16, 1918.

McKinnon died from his ilness February 15, 1919 at his family’s home in St. Andrews, Antigonish County.

 

 

 

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John Thompson McKinnon's Obituary — The Antigonish Casket February 27, 1919, p. 5

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