Private John McKenzie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1880-10-20
Place of birth: Lochcarron Ross-shire Scotland
Next of kin: Mary Elizabeth McKenzie (wife), 1215 Richard Street, (later 1242 Seymour Street), Vancouver, B.C.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Prince Rupert, BC
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-25
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 429680
Highest Rank:
Private
(16th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-03-19 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette
Commemoration location: Prince Rupert Cenotaph; Prince Rupert Presbyterian Church
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1571249
LAC ID:
160221
Service file: B6974-S047
Uploader's Notes:
Prior service with Highland Volunteer Artillery; and, 11th Regiment, Irish Fusiliers of Canada. Son of Angus and Mary McKenzie, of Loch Carron, Ross-shire, Scotland; husband of Mary Elizabeth McKenzie, of 1242, Seymour St., Vancouver, British Columbia.
Stationed in Prince Rupert, BC, with the Irish Fusiliers at the beginning of the war.
CEF Burial Registers - "Previously reported Wounded and Missing, now Killed in Action" trenches north west of Courcelette.
Presumed to have been killed between September 25 and 28, 1916.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion 3rd Reinforcing Draft Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-23