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MacKenzie, John

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Cemetery: Guards Cemetery Windy Corner Cuinchy

Country: France

Area: Pas De Calais

Rank: Major

Force: Army

Official Number:

Unit: 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regiment.

Country of Service: British

Details: V C 17th May 1915. Age 44. Native of Contin Ross-shire. VIII. J. 10. An extract taken from the London Gazette dated 15th Jan. 1901 records the following: On the 6th June 1900 at Dompoassi in Ashanti Sergeant Mackenzie after working two Maxim guns under a hot fire and being wounded while doing so volunteered to clear the stockades of the enemy which he did in the most gallant manner leading the charge himself and driving the enemy headlong into the bush.

Photograph by Dave Docherty / David Milborrow

Guards Cemetery Windy Corner Cuinchy - MacKenzie, John

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