George MCKENZIE

MCKENZIE, George

Service Number: 1993
Enlisted: 12 January 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Balmain, Sydney, NSW, 1894
Home Town: Abbotsford, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling: Drummoyne Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Motor Mechanic
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
Plot 11, Row B, Grave 18 Chaplain Rev. A.J. Talbot officiated, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1993, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1993, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1993, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Henry and Ellen Susan McKenzie of Blackwall Point Road, Abbotsford, NSW

Next of kin given as his brother Alfred Edward McKenzie of Haberfield, NSW later of Five Dock, NSW

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

Previously served in the Australian Volunteer 1st Battalion for 3 years