Regimental number | 1362 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wallup, Victoria |
School | South Cannum State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wallup, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Roderick McKenzie, Wallup via Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot 1, Row E, Grave No. 11), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Warracknabeal Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Roderick (d. 4 March 1921, aged 63; bu. Warracknabeal Cemetery, Victoria) and Sarah (d. 21 April 1921, aged 55; bu. Warracknabeal Cemetery, Victoria) McKENZIE~ |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Lt John Allen McKENZIE MM, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919; Neil McKENZIE, enlisted in New Zealand; killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Last diary entry reads: 'Sunday, 14th Jan 17. We came back to the trenches and relieved the 37th Bn. I mounted guard at BH2 at 12 o'clock.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |