McKENZIE, Percy Maxton
(Service number 7/83)
Back: Rainey, G; Frost, R; Julian, W; Cochrane, John; Tennant, John; Cochrane, James; Nichol N; Cameron, C; Robins; Rickman, E A; ?
3rd R: McKenzie, J (alexander John); Duggan, M; Tobin ,J; Tavendale, W; Campbell, J; Gynes; Hodgson, J; McKenzie, R S (Percy?); Samuels, H [actually Henry Samuel Miniss]; Copland; Fitzharris, P; Gill, J
2nd R: Fraser; Whitta, J H; Carr, J; Manchester, A R; Wain, P J; Finlay, John; Bailey, G C; Sloan, P; Bell, N; Menzies, W; Spencer, E; Ryan, E
Front: McGrath, W; Keane, T; Wall, T; Hunt; ?; Hogan, H (Courtesy of Waimate Museum & Archives, P2183 )
| First Rank | Lance corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/08/1886 | Place of Birth | Masterton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 14, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Dairy agent | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William McKENZIE, Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 July 1965 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Percy Maxton McKenzie was born on 13 August 1886 at Masterton, the only son of William and Mary (née Maxton) McKenzie. His mother died in 1892. He was educated at Carterton Boys’ School then at a private school. By 1911 Percy was living at Allandale, near Fairlie. He gave a Timaru address when he enlisted on the outbreak of war. He joined as a trooper with the South Canterbury Contingent of the Mounted Brigade. On 12 August 1915 he was promoted to corporal. He settled again in South Caterbury after his discharge and married Eva Marion Robertson in 1916.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 November 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 November 2020]; School Admission record (Wairarapa Branch NZSG) [03 November 2020]; Salisbury Park Crematorium plaque image & record [01 November 2020]; Lyttelton Times, 2 September 1914 (Papers Past) [27 October 2020]
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