William Davidson MCKENZIE

MCKENZIE, William Davidson

Service Number: 326
Enlisted: 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Beverley, Beverley, Western Australia
Schooling: James Street School, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation: Civil Servant
Died: Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 August 1915
Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
Plot 11, Row G, Grave 31 Headstone inscription reads: His memory lives for evermore, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, North Perth Presbyterian Church Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 326, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
2 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 326, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 326, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Alexander McKenzie and Alice Margaret McKenzie nee Bell of Brockman Street, Beverley, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Apprenticed to M.G. Lavau for about 3 years ending in 1911c

At the time of enlistment he was employed in the Titles Office, Perth, WA