Regimental number | 3234 |
Place of birth | Penola, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Address | Tusmore Avenue, Marryatville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Hamilton McKenzie, Tusmore Avenue, Marryatville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | PTE (Acting Sergeant) |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie MACKENZIE, 19 Tusmore Avenue, Knightsbridge, Adelaide. Native of Penola, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 32nd Bn and reverted to the rank of Private, Duntroon Plateau, 6 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MACKENZIE George Hector
Red Cross file 1930307 |