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MCKENZIE, Arthur Francis Murray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 438 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Darlington, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Darlington, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block Officers Plot B Row I Grave I |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial, Camperdown War Memorial, Darlington & District Honour Roll, Darlington State School Old Scholars Honour Roll, Darlington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 438, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 438, 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, 438, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Kenneth and Catherine Harriett McKenzie, of Darlington, Victoria, Australia.
O FOR A TOUCH OF A VANISHED HAND & A SOUND OF A VOICE THAT'S STILL
May 1917 -Mr. and Mrs. K. McKenzie, of Darlington, have received word from the Defence department that their second son. Sergt. Arthur McKenzie, has been wounded in the fighting in France. Sergt. McKenzie left Australia with the First Expeditionary Force, and was first wounded at Gallipoli.
The defence department also notified that their eldest son, Pte. K. W. McKenzie, is suffering from shell shock.