Regimental number | 1140 |
Place of birth | Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Wood Street, Warwick, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs.Sarah McKenzie, Wood Street, Warwick, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Enoggera, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D sailed on two ships, HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915 from Melbourne, and HMAT A41 Bakara, 5 November 1915, from Melbourne. It is not possible to tell from the Embarkation Roll on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sarah and the late Neil MCKENZIE, Lilly Street, Coorparoo, Queensland. Native of Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-H.M.T. 'Wandilla', 7 December 1915. Found guilty, 25 December 1915, of being drunk and disorderly at Serapeum, 25 December 1915: fined 10/- by Commanding Officer. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916. Died of wounds, No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 2050 hours, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound to chest and shoulder). Buried Bailleul Cemetery, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKENZIE Owen Alexander
Red Cross file 1930105 |