MACKENZIE, William Kenneth Seaforth
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1872 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Oxford University, England |
| Occupation: | Barrister at Law |
| Died: | Natural causes, Royal Prince Alfrd Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 3 June 1952, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Privately cremated |
| Memorials: | Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Battle for Pozières , For meritorious service in commanding his Battalion with succss during a most trying period in the trenches at Pozieres from 25 July to 5 August 1916 when he displayed courage of a high order and was unremitting in his attention to the persomal requirements and well being of his men. He never spared himself during the whole time and was an inspiration to those under him and proved a great factor in the success achieved. | |
| 4 Jan 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 19 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 61st Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps, HT Orca, Liverpool for return to Australia (OC troops) - disembarking Brisbane 14 April 1919 for transfer to Sydney | |
| 19 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Formerly Associate to Mr. Justice Gordon.
He is a well-known Sydney barrister, and was colonel of the old volunteer regiment, the Scottish Rifles, before the war. In June, 1915, he went away in charge of the 19th Battalion, and saw service in the Gallipoli campaign, being present at the Suvla Bay operations. He subsequently went to France, and only this week a letter was received in Sydney by the 19th Battalion Comforts Fund acknowledging Christmas gifts on behalf of the battalion. He was well, and had just had ten days' leave in London. Some time ago Lieut.-Col. Mackenzie was awarded the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus. He is the third of four brothers, one of whom, Mr. Harley Mackenzie, of the firm of solicitors, Messrs. Bowman and Mackenzie, died recently. His mother, sister, and two other brothers now reside in Melbourne. Lieut.-Col. Mackenzie took his degree at Oxford University.
DEATH OF LAW VETERAN
Lieut-Colonel William Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie, D.S.O., who was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1895, died last week. Only one other person, Sir Robert Garran, Q.C., had been in practice at the Bar for longer than Lieut-Colonel Mac-kenzie. Lieut-Colonel Mackenzie was noted for his edition of "Divorce Practice," a text book which is still the standard work in the matrimonial causes jurisdiction of N.S.W. Until a few months before his death he was editor of the N.S.W. Law Reports and Weekly Notes. Lieut-Colonel Mac-kenzie commanded the 19th Battalion of the 1st A.I.F. and saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli and France.
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