John McKinna

{{Short description|Australian brigadier and police commissioner}}

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|name= John McKinna

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|birth_date= {{birth date|1906|12|11|df=yes}}

|death_date= {{Death date and age|2000|01|28|1906|12|11|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Goodwood, South Australia

|death_place= Adelaide, South Australia

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|allegiance= Australia

|branch= Australian Army

|serviceyears= 1937–1961

|rank= Brigadier

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|commands= 9th Brigade (1952–55)
10th Battalion (1948–52)
25th Battalion (1944–45)

|battles= Second World War

|awards= Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
Efficiency Decoration

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|laterwork= Commissioner of the South Australia Police (1957–72)

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Brigadier John Gilbert McKinna {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|CMG|CBE|DSO|LVO|ED}} (11 December 1906 – 28 January 2000) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War. He was also the Police Commissioner for South Australia between July 1957 and June 1972.