Robert MCKENZIE MID

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Service Number:	999
Enlisted:	4 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Mullumbimby, Byron Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mullumbimby School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, At sea (HS Gloucester Castle), 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Durrumbul Main Arm Public School Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

4 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 999, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 999, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 999, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
5 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
15 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli
30 Jun 1915:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, For conspicuous gallantry or service Awarded, and promulgated, London Gazette, Supplement, Number 29354 on 5 November 1915; Commonwealth Gazette, Number 12 on 27 January 1916.
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 999, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 999 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-06

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Son of John and Mary McKenzie of Mullumbimby, NSW. Brother of Maude Byrnes of Brisbane

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal