In Memory Of

McKECHNIE, DONALD HOLMES

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Cadet
Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
Former Regiment:
 formerly 932 4th South African Horse
Date of Death:
 1918-03-06
Cause of Death:
 Died at sea
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 DIED AT SEA
Country:
 Lost at Sea
Additional Information
Citations:
 ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Son of Neil Malcolm and Margaret Thompson McKechnie, of Holmwood, Harrismith, Orange Free State. Born Harrismith. Suffered through five attacks of malarial fever and was discharged from 4th South African Horse, but re-enlisted in RFC. On Harrismith War Memorial, Free State. Embarked on HMT Briton at Cape Town 6-3-18, to enlist in RFC