Kenzie McLEAN

Regimental number12/4234
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs A McLean, Avondale, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 44), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A McLean, 21 Queen Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 6