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Military service
Service number:
432556
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
49th Bn.
Birth:
October 13, 1887
Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment:
January 8, 1915
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
October 30, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 24 - 28 - 30
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Mary McKenzie, of Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Private William McKenzie
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Memorial Plaque
Memorial plague his mother hung in her room until her death. -
Group Photo
Postcard photo takend by the Elite Photo Co., 112 Sauchiewall Street, Glasgow. William visited family in Glasgow. It is most likely he is posing with his brother-in-law David Young. The back of the photo is labelled `John`. One concludes that Bill sent this to his brother John in Canada as it was found in his postcard collection. -
Photo of William McKenzie
William bought a piece of land located near Athabasca Landing, Alberta. He built this log house on his land and put this photograph on a postcard which he sent to his family. On the back of this card it says, `This is a photo of W.A. shack, it does not come out as well as we would have liked, but we will send you a good one pretty shortly. Notice how I spend Sunday. William` -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From a World War 1 issue of the Edmonton Journal c.November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William McKenzie
Digital gallery of
Private William McKenzie
Digital gallery of
Private William McKenzie
Digital gallery of
Private William McKenzie
Digital gallery of
Private William McKenzie
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 285 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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