James MACKENZIE

Regimental number10/589
Date of birth29 November 1892
Place of birthFort William, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
AddressHerbertville, Dannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.10
Height5' 6.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMrs Henrietta Mackenzie, Corrickin, Loch Laing, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of wounds 25 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No 9), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Henrietta Mackenzie, 'Woodlands', Lairg, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 57108 Pte Joseph MACKENZIE, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 1 September 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921871