Rupert Whitworth McKENZIE

Regimental number16428
OccupationSchool teacher
Next of kinFather, N R McKenzie, Birkdale Road, Birkenhead, Auckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Manuka on 5 October 1916
Final rankTrooper
Final unitNo 16 (New Zealand) Company, Imperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDamascus Commonwealth War Cemetery (Plot F, Grave No 13), Damascus, Syria
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Norman Roderick and Violet McKenzie, Auckland
Other details

War Service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 40, p. 2