Seaforth William McKENZIE

Regimental number19087
OccupationMotor mechanic
Next of kinFather, W McKenzie, Marton
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), J Company (Unattached Infantry)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateAccidentally killed 26 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 25), Hazebrouck, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth McKenzie, Rotorua. Native of Marton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Attached to No 101 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Accidentally killed (aeroplane accident), France, 26 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 23