262920 Pte. Hugh McKechnie British Army 10th/11th Btn. Highland Light Infantry from:Glasgow, Scotland Hugh McKechnie enlisted on 9 August 1914 and saw action on the western front with the 10th/11th Battalion. He suffered wounds in action in August 1917 which subsequently lead to his discharge on 4 February 1918. The discharge cause was recorded as "Wounds xvi Army Order IIb(i) d/10/08/1917."
It appears that Hugh migrated to Western Australia in 1923 on board the SS Barrabool, which left London on 15/3/1923. He went to live with his sister who had already moved to WA.
Hugh McKechnie settled in East Perth and ultimately lived at the Sunset Hospital in Dalkeith until his death in 1974. He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery beside the grave of his sister Minnie.
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