Regimental number | 5761 |
Place of birth | Woolongong, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Lumper |
Address | 67 Cantonment Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elizabeth McKenzie, 67 Cantonment Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of burial | Cologne Southern Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 7), Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 13 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1916; marched into 4th Training Bn, Rollestone, 10 September 1916. Admitted to Codford General Hospital, 28 November 1916 (influenza); marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, 20 December 1916. Admitted to Group Hospital, Codford, 26 December 1916 (debility). Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 9 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 11 February 1917; taken on strength of 16th Bn, in the field, 13 February 1917. Posted as wounded and missing in action, 11 April 1917. Now, 25 April 1917, reported as 'Prisoner of War, and held at Dulmen, Germany; wounded in action (gunshot wound, left thigh), 12 April 1917'. Died, Dulmen, Germany, 12 October 1918. Buried, 17 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKENZIE Alex Grant |