Regimental number | 1548 |
Place of birth | Hobart Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | 103 Park Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. S. McKenzie, 103 Park Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal *'Gallantry as stretcher-bearer at Pozieres.' Recommendation date: Bar to Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry under fire. On 31st May 1916 at Croix Blanche, Petillon Sector, France, McKenzie was on duty as sentry when the billet occupied by his Company was heavily shelled. He dressed the wounds of a man who was hit on the road near his post and remained at his post under shrapnel and H.E. fire until ordered into the adjacent shell slits.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: MM Bar Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |