
| Regimental number | 27098 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Waikaia |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Lyne Street, Gore |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M D McKenzie, Lyne Street, Gore |
| Previous military service | Served in the 8th Regiment, Territorial Force. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 66 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | C Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Margaret R McKenzie, 14 Avonhead Road, Riccarton, Christchurch. Native of Waikaia, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 December 1916, and marched in to Reserve Group, Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917. Admitted to 4th General Hospital, Etaples, 17 February 1917 (orchitis); transferred to England, 23 February 1917, and admitted to 1st NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 24 February 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 20 April 1917; discharged to Convalescent Depot, Codford, 24 April 1917. Marched out to France with Divisional Employment Company, 30 May 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, 18 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 31 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10925581 |
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