| Regimental number | 26752 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19.8 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ethel Maude Mackenzie, 32 Winchester Street, Lyttelton |
| Previous military service | Served in 1st Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G 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. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| 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: the late Rev Patrick Kennedy Mackenzie and Ethel Maud May Mackenzie, Winchester Street, Lyttelton. Native of Coatbridge, Scotland. Senior National Scholarship, New Zealand, and highest pass in Greek for New Zealand in 1916 (M.A., London) |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 30 January 1917, and reverted to Temporary Corporal. Promoted Corporal, 1 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to D Company. Reverted to the ranks at own request, 19 June 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 17 July 1917 (epididymitis), and transferred same day to No 9 NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, 26 July 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 26 July 1917 (varicocele); rejoined unit, 7 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921838 |