John MACKENZIE

Regimental number12/160
AddressAuckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinAlexander Mackenzie, Mangatera, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery and Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No 7), Estaires, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Alexander and Catherine Mackenzie, of Lochbroom, Ross-shire, Scotland. Also served at Gallipoli
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body

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