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Neil Seaforth MacKENZIE

Regimental number6786
Date of birth11 May 1897
Place of birthPeterborough, South Australia
SchoolNorth Adelaide Public School, Adelaide High School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWarehouseman
AddressForrestville, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.3
Height5' 8.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M McKenzie, 48 Victoria Street, Forrestville, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in the 78th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date6 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 7 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date6 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded, Polygon Wood, 20 September 1917; invalided to Lady Wilson's Hospital, Eastbourne; returned to duty, January 1918; was with unit at the cessation of hostilities.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ormonde', 16 June 1919; disembarked, Adelaide, 29 July 1919discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 6 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as McKENZIE.
Date of death18 September 1989
Age at death92
Place of burialBarmera Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, MacKENZIE Neil Seaforth

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