'He enlisted as a private soldier in the Main Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force in August 1914, landed on Gallipoli on April 1915, and gallantly and efficiently carried out his duties as an NCO and later as an Officer and Platoon Commander from that date without a single days break, until he brought off the last party of his Battalion from Rhododendron Ridge at the evacuation on 19.12.15. During that time he took part in the landing at ANZAC, the attack at Achi Baba, a raid at Quinn's Post, and the advance Chunuk Bair. In the raid (16 officers and 510 other ranks) south of Armentieres on 21.2.16 he commanded his Company and led them in the successful assault on the enemy front line. During the withdrawal he was fatally wounded by enemy shell fire, He was one of the most gallant and respected of the Officers of this Battalion.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 1 June 1917

Regimental number	12/160
Address	Auckland
Marital status	Single
Next of kin	Alexander Mackenzie, Mangatera, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkation	Private
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation details	Unit 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 rank	Lieutenant
Final unit	2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
Fate	Died of wounds 22 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records	27
Place of burial	Estaires 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
Medals	Mentioned in Despatches 'He enlisted as a private soldier in the Main Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force in August 1914, landed on Gallipoli on April 1915, and gallantly and efficiently carried out his duties as an NCO and later as an Officer and Platoon Commander from that date without a single days break, until he brought off the last party of his Battalion from Rhododendron Ridge at the evacuation on 19.12.15. During that time he took part in the landing at ANZAC, the attack at Achi Baba, a raid at Quinn's Post, and the advance Chunuk Bair. In the raid (16 officers and 510 other ranks) south of Armentieres on 21.2.16 he commanded his Company and led them in the successful assault on the enemy front line. During the withdrawal he was fatally wounded by enemy shell fire, He was one of the most gallant and respected of the Officers of this Battalion.' Source: London Gazette Date: 1 June 1917
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body