Regimental number | 2240 |
Place of birth | Newfield Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farrier |
Address | Cobden, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, James McKenzie, Cobden, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/63/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For great coolness and bravery in tending to wounded under very heavy shell fire on 1st October, 1917, near ZONNEBEKE. On the night 1st October, 1917, after the Company had been relieved in the front line he returned with Private CARTER to bring out a wounded man despite a heavy barrage from the enemy artillery.
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |