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Identity
Person No.
21883
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
JOHN McKENZIE
Initials
J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of James and Tessie Magdalene Ross, of Nottingham Rd., Natal. On Maritzburg College cenotaph. He played college first team rugby in 1911. Also the South Africa Infantry middle weight boxing champion, the fight was held en route to Egypt. On Kwazulu-Natal, LIONS RIVER district, Nottingham Road, St John's Gowrie Presbyterian Church, cemetery Great War Memorial
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project