William McKENZIE

Regimental number6/3805
Date of birth2 May 1895
Place of birthScotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 10"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, W McKenzie, Millerton, Westport
Previous military serviceServed in J Company, Coast Defence; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 October 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Mr and Mrs William McKenzie, Rotowaro, Huntly, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 8 February 1916.

Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916.

Wounded in action, 16 September 1916 (shell wound, right leg), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, 20 September 1916.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 December 1916 (ulcer, left foot); transferred to NZ Division Rest Station, 25 December 1916; discharged to Reinforcements Camp, 30 December 1916; rejoined unit, 3 January 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 11 March 1917, and transferred same day to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer (mumps); to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques, 31 March 1917 (rheumatism); discharged to duty, 4 April 1917; rejoined unit, 5 April 1917.

Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 30 May 1917, and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 1 June 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, Boulogne, 16 June 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 18 June 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 25 June 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 10 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 24 August 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Buried at Belle Vue Ridge, Passchendaele, by Rev. J.A. Lush, attached to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Regiment, 13 October 1917; grave subsequently lost.

War service: 1 year 360 days (of which 1 year 278 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 26
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10925570