John Gordon MCKENZIE

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MCKENZIE, John Gordon

Service Number:	151
Enlisted:	22 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Morchard, South Australia, Australia, 17 December 1890
Home Town:	Orroroo, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia
Schooling:	Morchard Primary School, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot I. Row D. Grave 5. Inscription: LOVED & RESPECTED SON OF J & K McKENZIE OF MORCHARD STH. AUSTRALIA ONCE LOST AND NOW FOUND
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1, Orroroo Morchard Public School Roll of Honor, Orroroo Morchard War Memorial, Orroroo War Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 151, Depot Battalion , Adelaide, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 151, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 151, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 151, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 151, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 151, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 151, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Private McKenzie was previously commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France.
His remains have since been recovered, identified and interred at Fromelles Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery, France.

Biography

32nd Battalion AIF

Reported missing, 20 July 1916.

Identification disc received from Germany (German Death List, 4 November 1916). No particulars were afforded except that soldier is deceased. To be reported as KILLED IN ACTION 20/7/16.

Served for 5 years in the Light Horse, Orroroo, South Australia.

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