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MCKENZIE, Owen Alexander

Service Number:	1140
Enlisted:	28 June 1915, Enoggera, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 19 February 1897
Home Town:	Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	St Mary's School Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Died of Wounds, 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 20 July 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II. Row F. Grave 38. Inscription: O SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL R.I.P.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clifton War Memorial, Warwick Amateur Rugby League Footballers Honour Roll, Warwick War Memorial

World War 1 Service

28 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1140, Depot Battalion , Enoggera, Queensland
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1140, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1140, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1140, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1140, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1140, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1140, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Died of Wounds -- G.S.W. Chest and Shoulder -- 8:05pm

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