MACKENZIE, Hugh McKay
| Service Number: | 468 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, An original of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Kelvinside Public School Glasgow |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 468, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 468, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 468, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Hugh enlisted in Camperdown, Victoria, Australia on 18 Aug 1914, with a history of having served in The Royal Engineers in Glasgow for four years 1909-1913. He joined the 8th Battalion AIF, 2nd Infantry Brigade, B Company. His next of kin was his Mother - Elizabeth MacKenzie of 45 Dalnair Street, Overnewton, Glasgow.
Mackenzie was killed 8 May 1915 at Cape Helles, the Dardanelles: "while trying to bring back a wounded man, and having been advised to lie down, he was seen to persist then to be shot in the stomach and killed". He was 26 years of age.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Donald and Elizabeth Mackenzie, of 45, Dalnair St., Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland.