Name
Farquhar Donald Mackinnon
23 Jun 1894
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/10/1917
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery
1. F. 1
Tanzania
Headstone Inscription
THY WILL BE DONE
UK & Other Memorials
Aldenham School Memorial, Aldenham
Pre War
Farquhar Donald Mackinnon was born to Farquhar Mackinnon (Planter) and Mary (nee Reid). There is record of him being born and baptised in Gorakpore Bengal India. This is disputed by some documents that insist he was born on the Isle of Skye (making him a true Scotsman.)
He attended Aldenham School.
Wartime Service
He was gazetted in the Indian Army as 2nd lieutenant on 1 Jan 1916 and Lieutenant on 1 Jan 1917 possibly as IARO (Indian Army Reserve Officer) and 117 Mahrattas and was serving on attachment with 129 Baluchis when he died at Matandawalla in German East Africa, now Tanzania, on 4 Oct 1917.
Additional Information
His mother, Mrs. M. Mackinnon of Bubnowlie, Tomkohi, Gorakpore, India ordered his headstone inscription: "THY WILL BE DONE"
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
