| Regimental number | 9/1454 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Shepherd |
| Address | 133 Castle Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Mackenzie, 35 Harbour Street, Lockhalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | None |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Left for Canal Zone from New Zealand Mounted Rifles Camp, Zeitoun, 23 January 1916. Transferred from Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment to New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, Ismailia, 14 March 1916. Embarked for France on board HMT 'Canada', Port Said, 9 April 1916. Disembarked Marseilles, France, and entrained with unit for Flanders, 14 April 1916. Wounded in action and admitted to 15th Corps Medical Dressing Station, transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station then transferred to Ambulance Train (gunshot wound, back and chest), 16 September 1916; admitted to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 18 September 1916; transferred to HMHS 'Aberdonian' and evacuated to England, 28 September 1916; arrived England and admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, 30 September 1916; transferred to No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 6 December 1916; transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 23 January 1917. Discharged from New Zealand Convalescent Hospital and attached to strength, New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, 3 February 1917. Classified unfit and placed on New Zealand Roll by Medical Board, NZEF Headquarters, London, 28 March 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZHS 'Marama' from Avonmouth, 14 July 1917. Granted sick leave, 22 August 1917, from 27 August to 23 September 1917. Disembarked Wellington, 27 August 1917. Discharged, no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action, Wellington, 14 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 48 (Suicide) |
| Place of burial | Methven |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |