MCKENZIE, Bernard Scrymgour
| Service Number: | 1305 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bowden, South Australia, 26 July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, 20 January 1918, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel Grave Ref, Row B, Grave 133. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor, Peterborough Public School Honour Board WW1, Peterborough St Anacletus Catholic Church Honour Board WW1, Peterborough War Memorial, Yongala Roll of Honour, Yongala War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1305, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 26 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1305, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1305, 11th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jan 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1305, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1305 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-01-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Bernard Scrymgour McKENZIE was born on 26th July, 1881 in Brompton, South Australia
His parents were John McKENZIE and Ann LYNCH
He had already served for 3 and a half years in the South Australian Infantry Regiment (SAIR) before he enlisted in Petersburgh on 29th June, 1915 - he embarked with the 6th reinforcements on 27th October 1915 on the HMAT Hawkes Bay from Adelaide
Bernard died on 20th January 1918 in Belar, Palestine after being shot by a fellow soldier who had been affected by alcohol - he is buried in the Deir el Belah War Cemetery in Palestine
He was awarded the 1915-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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Obituary from Trove
Private B. S. McKenzie
Mr. & Mrs. J. A. McKenzie of Peterborough have been informed that their third son, Private B. S. (Barney) McKenzie , died of wounds at Jerusalem. Private McKenzie enlisted with the 11th Light Horse on June 29, 1915 and sailed for Egypt on October 27th. He was stationed there all the while and has been with the troops in their victorious march through Palestine. He had not been reported sick or wounded previously.
He was 36 years of age and previous to his enlistment was employed at the loco sheds as a fitter and turner. He was a member of the Druids Lodge
Mr. & Mrs. McKenzie had two other sons at the front, Frank, who was one of the first to enlist from Peterborough, has returned and is at the Keswick Hospital - the other son Alick is in hospital in England, suffering from wounds inflicted 18 months ago
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Details of these two brothers enlistment and service numbers have not yet been found - Alick may be John Alexander McKENZIE who was born in 1885
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