McKENZIE, Roderick
(Service number 55522)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 04/11/1884 | Place of Birth | Cave |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Cave, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. McKENZIE (wife), Cannington, Cave, Canterbury | ||
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 | 35th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 2 March 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 November 1951 | Age | 47 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War memorial (served) | ||
Biographical Notes
Roderick McKenzie was the son of Daniel (also known as Donald) and Maria Price (né e Auld) McKenzie. He married Margaret Wiseleyon 19 May 1915 at "Balfour Farm", Cannington.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 May 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [03 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 May 2017]; Albury Presbyterian marriage transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG records) [03 May 2017]
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