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MCKENZIE, William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 749, R749, 51294, 51249 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted Castlemaine Victoria allocated to F Company 7th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp on establishment of Unit |
Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Newmarket, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
Schooling: | Newmarket State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Baker/ Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Castlemaine Victoria allocated to F Company 7th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp on establishment of Unit | |
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21 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, Depart Port Melbourne on HT Horaita for Suez with Battalion Disembarked Alexandria 6th December 1914 | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed with Unit on the Peninsula | |
14 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
24 May 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Admitted Dardanelles with rheumatism evacuated to Greek Hospital Alexandria Egypt for treatment and convalescence | |
4 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Inquinal Hernia for discharge on HT Karoola | |
15 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit | |
9 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, Re-enlisted Melbourne as Lance Sergeant allocated to 21st reinforcement’s for 7th Infantry Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp | |
2 Oct 1916: | Involvement R749, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
2 Oct 1916: | Embarked R749, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
26 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2nd Training Battalion, March in to 2nd Training Bn Durrington UK ex Hospital Bronchitis Medical Board RTA for discharge Hernia | |
4 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Hernia for Home Service on HT Miltiade | |
13 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 749, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Hernia ex 21st reinforcement’s 7th Battalion England UK | |
11 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 51294, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted for the third time at Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp on 20 April 1918 | |
1 May 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 51294, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Voyage Only Sergeant Extra Duty Pay for 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria | |
3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK ex 2nd GSR Victoria | |
29 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 5th Training Battalion, March in from Hospital Abrasion Head and Medical Board review reclassified unfit for service overseas RTA 3MD termination Period of Enlistment medically unfit Hernia severe | |
9 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, 51294, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne for discharge ex reinforcement’s 22nd Infantry Battalion UK on HT Argyllshire | |
3 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 51249, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Hernia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Lance Sergeant William McKenzie, the man who knew the system.
Enlisted 3 times, overseas 3 times , discharged 3 times , medically unfit 3 times with the same injury.
Egypt Gallipoli 1914-1915
Home Service 1916 awaiting discharge
England 2 periods of service 1917 & 1918-1919.