Lance Corporal William McKenzie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1896-11-28
Place of birth: Ellon Aberdeenshire Scotland
Next of kin: James McKenzie, 6 Union Lane,Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-10-02
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, VIII. C. 165.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 81644
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(2nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Ellon War Memorial, Aberdeenshire
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 168060
LAC ID:
158661
Service file: B6984-S034
Uploader's Notes: L/cpl McKenzie went to Canada when only 14 he had been there 5 years when war broke out.
Uploader's Research notes: Aberdeen Daily Journal J 7-10-16 Dis.Cas. P 6. Mr & Mrs James McKenzie, Union Lane, Ellon. Ellon War Memorial. Occ: Labourer. Val Roll 17/18 Entry 1032. 1901 Census : Ellon 192/1/38/199 age 4 : Mother : Margaret; Voters 18/19:6 Union Lane : Father's Occ: Slater. Buchan Observer 10-10-16: Ellon. [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20