Regimental number | 2851 |
Place of birth | Nerang, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Nerang, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Daniel McKenzie, Nerang, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Enoggera, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 March 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, 6 March 1917. Admitted to hospital, 8 April 1917 (mumps); discharged to duty, 26 April 1917. Found guilty, 5 June 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 31 May 1917, until 1235 hours, 2 June 1917: awarded 14 days' confined to barracks. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 June 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 26 June 1917. Proceeded to unit, 11 July 1917; taken on strength of 42nd Bn, 13 July 1917. Wounded in action, 1 June 1918; admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 4 June 1918 (shrapnel wound, left leg); transferred to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 4 June 1918; to No 41 Ambulance Train, 7 June 1918; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, 8 June 1918; to England, 13 June 1918; to Bath War Hospital, 14 June 1918 (left leg amputated through upper third of tibia); to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 6 August 1918; discharged to furlough, 24 September 1918. Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 18 October 1918 (venereal disease); discharged, 19 November 1918, and marched into Central Training Depot, Parkhouse, the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 33 days. Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 23 November 1918 (venereal disease); discharged, 1 February 1919, and marched into Central Training Depot, Parkhouse, the same day; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 71 days. Admitted to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 13 February 1919. Found guilty, 1 April 1919, of being absent without leave from 1800 hours, 3 March 1919, until 2200 hours, 16 March 1919: award, admonished and total forfeiture of 14 days' pay. Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 23 June 1919 (venereal disease); transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 18 August 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 57 days. Tried by District Court Martial, 22 August 1919, of being absent without leave from 26 March 1919, until 2345 hours, 16 June 1919; found guilty: awarded 30 days' detention. Discharged from No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 26 August 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 25 September 1919, and unexpired portion of detention remitted; disembarked Melbourne, 18 November 1919, and reported absent without leave and failed to re-embark for Sydney; discharged Brisbane (medically unfit), 14 November 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery (6 East 6), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKENZIE Daniel |