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Walter McKinnon

New Zealand general (1910-1998) · New Zealand · On the map · Died at 87

Major General Walter Sneddon McKinnon, was an officer in the New Zealand Army. He joined the military in 1935 and served in the Second World War with various artillery units of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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After the war he held a series of senior positions in the army, culminating with a term as Chief of the General Staff from 1965 to 1967. In his retirement, he was Chairman of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation.

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New Zealand
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1998 · aged 87