| Regimental number | 32880 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Shepherd |
| Next of kin | Father, D McKenzie, Waimahaka Estate, Waimahaka |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs David McKenzie, Lumsden, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 30 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 March 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 25 May 1917, and posted to A Company. Wounded in action, 12 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); admitted to 113th Field Ambulance, 13 September 1917, and transferred same day to 41st Casualty Clearing Station; to No 18 General Hospital, Camiers, 16 September 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 20 September 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 24 September 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 October 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10925466 |