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Alexander McKENZIE

Regimental number4857
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFireman
AddressAlbert Street, Granville, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs K. McKenzie, c/o Mrs W. Hamilton, Albert Street, Granville, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 December 1918
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War service: Western Front

Wounded in action on four occasions: 1 August 1916; March 1917; March 1918 (gun shot wound, left hip, mild; admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, 16 April 1918); November 1918 (gun shot wound, right arm, mild; admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, 4 October 1918).

Commenced return to Australia (invalid) on board 'Takada', 25 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 11 February 1919, for onward transport to Sydney; discharged in Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 September 1979
Place of burialMurrundi Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales

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