MCKENZIE, Richard George William
| Service Number: | 2940 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, 11 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Campania, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 8 April 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Inscription: THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. V. McKENZIE OF CAMPANIA, TASMANIA, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2940, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2940, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2940, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2940, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2940, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Pte Richard George William McKENZIE
From Sue Guinan - Tasmania – The Great War 1914-1918
Born 11th July 1884 Native Corners the son of Victor George and Emma McKenzie (nee Reason) a 30 year old labourer he embarked with the 12th Battalion later transferring to the 51st. He died 8th April 1917 from a shell wound to the abdomen. He is commemorated in the Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 22), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France.
Submitted 28 July 2019 by Evan Evans
Pte Richard George William McKENZIE
MCKENZIE, RICHARD GEORGE.
Born 11th July 1884 Native Corners the son of Victor George and Emma McKenzie (nee Reason) a 30 year old labourer he embarked with the 12th Battalion later transferring to the 51st. He died 8th April 1917 from a shell wound to the abdomen. He is commemorated in the Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 22), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France.
Submitted 28 July 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Marie Victorine, Australia & NZ in WWI
Private McKENZIE, RICHARD GEORGE WILLIAM
Service Number 2940
Died 08/04/1917
Aged 31
12th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Son of Victor William and Emma McKenzie, of Campania, Tasmania.
Born 11th July 1884 Native Corners the son of Victor George and Emma McKenzie (nee Reason) a 30 year old labourer he embarked with the 12th Battalion later transferring to the 51st. He died 8th April 1917 from a shell wound to the abdomen. He is commemorated in the Pozieres British Cemetery France.
GRAVE INSCRIPTION
THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. V. McKENZIE OF CAMPANIA, TASMANIA
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