| Regimental number | 3208 |
| Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Other training | Victorian Teachers' Training School |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | 1005 Hoddle Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 10.25" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane McKenzie, 60 Jolimont Street, Jolimont, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in School Cadets; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and marjorie Jane MCKENZIE, 68 Wheatland Road, Malvern, Victoria. Native of Coburg, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Reverted to the ranks, 5 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 28 March 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital; rejoined Bn, 12 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1930505: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McKENZIE Kenneth Fraser
Red Cross File No 1930505 |
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