McKENZIE, James
(Service number 8/3693)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Wharfe St, Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. Dale (Friend) North Road, Oamaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company, 10th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | 3 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013);Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (Nov 2013); War Census CD (Nov 2013); CWGS (Nov 2013); NZ War Graves (Nov 2013); NZBDM (May 2014)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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JCl
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