Name
Finnie George McKinnon (MacKinnon)
Born
1890-10-21
Birth Place
Occupation
Driver / Farmer
Religion
Baptist
Died
1966-11-25
Death Place
Awards
Military Medal at Sanctuary Wood and for bravery in the field at the Battle of Somme; Medal of Distinguished Service
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
117088
Highest Rank
Sergeant
Conflict
Battalion
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Enlisted
Calgary, AB
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-01-06
Wounded Date
1916-09-28
Wounded Where
Battle of Somme, France
Discharge Date
1918-07-19
Discharge Cause
Appointed Flight Cadet in R.A.F.
Service Record 2
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-07-19
Discharge Date
1919-03-28
Discharge Cause
Repatriated
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
Finnie was the son of Catherine McKinnon of Glammis, ON. Finnie was wounded in the Battle of Somme, and received the Military Medal at Sanctuary Wood and for bravery and the Medal of Distinguished Service. Feeling a greater obligation to his country, he later transferred to the Royal Air Force where he served as a Lewis Machine Gun Instructor until being repatriated in February of 1919 at the end of his military service. Training included: Joined 5 Officer Cadet Wing 1918-03-11; 2 School of Aeronautics 1918-04-21; Armament School 1918-06-30; Cranwell 1918-07-20; 56 Training Depot Station [Cranwell]; Cadet Brigade Shorncliffe 1919-01-21; 2 Cadet Wing 1919-01-25Sources & Links
- a) “MacKinnon, Finnie G.” obituary, Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection- b) Royal Air Force service record (National Archives, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk, Record: AIR 76/323/150)
- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, October 26, 1916 (1)
Walkerton Telescope, October 26, 1916 (2)
Walkerton Telescope, October 26, 1916
