Private Donald James MacKenzie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
MacKenzie,
Donald James
Date of birth: 1886-08-28
Place of birth: Elgin Morayshire Scotland
Next of kin: Donald MacKenzie, father. Convenor Street, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Creelman, Saskatchewan
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, B. 44.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 907512
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-03-25 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Elgin
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 618555
LAC ID:
159975
Service file: B6967-S014
Uploader's Notes: Shortly after going "over the top" and before reaching the German front line during the attack at Vimy Ridge, he was hit in the head and instantly killed by an enemy bullet
Uploader's Research notes:
Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-08-21