Ian Roy McKENZIE

Regimental number8/2990
Addressc/o Union Steam Ship Coy, Greymouth
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, A McKenzie, Bann Street, Bluff, Southland
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Beatrice Mackenzie, Bann Street, Bluff, Southland
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh