Corporal Samuel C McKenna

Samuel Charles McKenna was the son of Samuel and Isabella Lamb Nimmo McKenna; husband of Annie McKenna, he enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and volunteered for airborne forces.

Corporal McKenna successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 96, from 16 to 30 December 1943. His course report stated “A keen worker and quite a good jumper”. He was posted to 12th (10th Battalion, the Green Howards [Yorkshire Regiment]) Bn., the Parachute Regiment, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Cpl McKenna was killed in action on 9 June 1944, age 29, and was given a field burial near Longueval and re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France on 12 June 1945.

If you are part of Cpl McKenna’s family and would like to complete this biography, you can apply to the curator to do so. To do this you will need to become a member of ParaData and select the 'friend or family member' option on the registration form.

If you would like to find out more about becoming a member please visit our registration page.

Members of ParaData can submit their material by clicking on the 'Add content to this article' button on the right.