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Athol Everson Cuff McKenzie
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 06/02/1894 |
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Lieu de naissance: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Informations générales
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Profession: Fabricant de fromage |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: New Zealand |
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Force armée: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Rifleman |
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Numéro de service: 26145 |
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Incorporation date: 29/05/1916 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Unités: — New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 07/06/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Mesen, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 23 |
Mémorial
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Messines Ridge (N.Z.) Memorial Panneau: 37 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Athol Everson Cuff McKenzie lives and workes at the Dalefield Cheese Factory in Carterton, New Zealand before the War. His brothers Malcolm, Douglas and Kenneth McKenzie serve in the Australian Army. Athol enlists in New Zealand in May 1916.
On June 7th of 1917 Athol’s battalion takes part in the Battle of Messines. The German resistance was fierce, but the New Zealand Rifle Brigade managed to reach its objective on the eastern outskirts of Mesen. While consolidating their positions, the Germans counterattacked with artillery, causing several casualties.
Athol is only 23 years old when he is killed. He is buried south-east of Mesen, at Bethleem Farm. When his brother Malcolm is in the area in February 1918, he erects a memorial cross. The cross was found after the war but Athol's body was never identified. Athol McKenzie is commemorated on Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, panel 37.
Athol’s brothers survive the War. The museum holds an original map and an aerial photograph of Malcolm, on which the locations of the grave and cross are noted.
On June 7th of 1917 Athol’s battalion takes part in the Battle of Messines. The German resistance was fierce, but the New Zealand Rifle Brigade managed to reach its objective on the eastern outskirts of Mesen. While consolidating their positions, the Germans counterattacked with artillery, causing several casualties.
Athol is only 23 years old when he is killed. He is buried south-east of Mesen, at Bethleem Farm. When his brother Malcolm is in the area in February 1918, he erects a memorial cross. The cross was found after the war but Athol's body was never identified. Athol McKenzie is commemorated on Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, panel 37.
Athol’s brothers survive the War. The museum holds an original map and an aerial photograph of Malcolm, on which the locations of the grave and cross are noted.
Rapports avec d'autres militaires 1
Sources 5
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Auckland Weekly News, 6.09.1917, p. 41. Sources utilisées |
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Austin, W.S. The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). East-Sussex: The Naval & Military Press Ltd., 2007. 193-209. Sources utilisées |
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Cundall, Frank. Jamaica's part in the Great War 1914-1918 (London: West India Committee, 1925), 144. Sources utilisées |
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Mangaweka Notes, Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, XLI, nr. 11283, 28.06.1917. Sources utilisées |
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Photo of the McKenzie brothers (Discovering Anzacs). https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/159620 Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 5
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=169397 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1738068 |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C9750 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7178950 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=0bcb0584-7171-4a6c-ac34-8b43dbce5238 |