MCKENZIE, Stephen
Service Number: | QX10721 |
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Enlisted: | 6 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 16 February 1918 |
Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, New Guinea, 30 December 1942, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A7 E 16 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gayndah District Honour Roll, Gayndah War Memorial, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, QX10721 | |
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6 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
6 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX10721, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Maryborough, Qld. | |
30 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
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Son of John and Mary McKenzie, of Gayndah, Queensland.
REST IN PEACE
McKENZIE.— In loving memory of our dear Son & Brother. QX10721. Tpr Stephen McKenzie, killed in action Sanananda battle. 30/12/42 also his comrades who fell. R.I. P. Inserted by his loving Mother, Father, & Brothers.
McKENZIE.— In proud and loving memory of our brave Pal, QX10721 killed in Sanananda battle, 30/12/42. Inserted by Ella & Renee.