Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date of Enlistment
- 03/11/1914
- Date of Discharge
- 20/08/1919
- Place of Enlistment
- Royal Military College, Duntroon ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 06/06/1893
- Place of Birth
- Brunswick, Victoria
- Address (at enlistment)
- Royal Military College, Duntroon ACT
- School(s) Attended
- Geelong College
- Occupation
- Soldier
- Next of Kin
- Mrs. M.E. McKenzie (mother), Geelong, Victoria
Unit and Rank Details
- Final Rank
- Major
- Final Unit
- Headquarters, Desert Mounted Corps
Awards and Honours
Distinguished Service Order (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No.116, 25 July 1917)
Mention in Despatches (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No.174, 11 October 1917)
Notes
McKenzie entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon on 7 March 1912 and was a member of the guard of honour at the naming ceremony at Canberra on 12 March 1913. He graduated early, along with the rest of his class, on 2 November 1914 and was appointed as a Lieutenant in the 9th Light Horse Brigade. McKenzie landed on Gallipoli with his unit in May 1915 and was transferred to the 3rd Light Horse Brigade Headquarters in early August 1915. He was promoted to Captain shortly afterwards and was evacuated form Gallipoli in December 1915. McKenzie served in the Canal Zone, Sinai and Palestine being appointed as Brigade Major with the 4th Light Horse Brigade in February 1917 and serving in Staff positions with both the Imperial Mounted Corps and the Desert Mounted Corps before returning to Australia June 1919. McKenzie served in World War 2 and retired from the army on 25 April 1947. He died on 11 May 1948.
Description - height 5 feet 10½ inches, 154 pounds, chest 32-36 inches.
Sources
Colonel J.E. Lee, 'Duntroon: The Royal Military College of Australia 1911-1946', 1952
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)
Stories from the ACT Memorial, 'The Honour Guard at the Canberra Commencement Ceremony', ACT Heritage Library www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/stories_from_the_act_memorial
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au