MACKENZIE, Donald
| Service Number: | 950 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunoon, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row E, Grave 28 INSCRIPTION THE LORD GIVETH THE LORD TAKETH AWAY BLESSED BE HIS NAME , Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 950, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 950, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 950, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 950, Gunshot wounds to the arm and shoulder | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 950, Wounded for the 2 time. Sever shell wound to the right buttock |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 108 + 271. prior to the war he was a carpenter of Cairns, QLD. He enlisted 21st Aug 1914 aged 21 years. He served with the 9th Infantry Battalion. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 23rd June 1918. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget
Submitted 9 March 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald and Elizabeth (Bessie) MacKenzie of Hunter's Quay, Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland
23 June 1918 - Declared wounded and missing by either machine gun fire or rifle fire while on a daylight patrol
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His younger brother also fell; he was Private John McKenzie, aged 23 of the 1st/8th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders- Service Number 1931-died 11/06/1915.
Interred: PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE-Grave -VI. E. 29. INSCRIPTION:THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE
They were sons Donald and Elizabeth Mackenzie, of Janefield, Hunter's Quay, Dunoon, Argyllshire.
The Dunoon Civic War Memorial in the southern edge of the town centre at the junction of Argyll Street (A885) and Alexandra Parade (A815), is a Freestone obelisk set on a raised plinth within railed enclosure. The bronze panel commemorating the dead of WWI is set on the front (eastern face) of the pedestal which is capped on all four sides by a Palladian style broken pediment. The front pediment features a lion rampant and shield with saltire carved in relief in the pediment break. The names of the WWII dead are commemorated on two bronze tablets set on the northern and southern faces, and the names of 11 theatres of war are cut into the western (rear) face. A Celtic Cross is set in raised relief on the eastern face of the obelisk shaft, with a band of Celtic knot work carved above.
There are also three New Zealand casualties honoured on this memorial.
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