Private George Alexander Mckenzie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Mckenzie,
George Alexander
Date of birth: 1874-10-21
Place of birth: Kilfinan Argyllshire Scotland
Next of kin: Jessie McKenzie, mother. 1 Copland Place, Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Butcher
Occupation (normalized): Butcher, General
Address:
Otter Internment Camp, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-12
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, VI. C. 13.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 687743
Highest Rank:
Private
(72nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 72nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-07-07 to 1917-04-22
- Private (Army). 1916-02-16 to 1916-07-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded August 10, 1918 at Mericourt
Commemoration location: Armstrong British Columbia Cenotaph
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 71332
LAC ID:
158568
Service file: B6969-S052
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Alexander McKenzie and Jessie McKenzie (nee Weir) of Kilfinan, Argyll, Scotland
Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was October 21, 1877 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was October 21, 1874
Prior military service with 102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers.
Suffered a gun shot wound to chest August 10, 1918, and died two days later.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 172nd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 231st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-07