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Andrew McKenzie

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Andrew McKenzie
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 15 Jul 1916
Place of Birth Katanning, Western Australia
Death 17 Aug 1942
Place of Death MV Nino Bixio
Age at Enlistment 24 years, 4 months
Address Karragullen, Western Australia
Next of Kin , Mrs Margaret Fleay
Military Information
Reg Number WX5581
Date of Enlistment 11 Dec 1940
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details
Fate POW 26/27 Jul 1942 Ruin Ridge, Libya
Died in captivity, at sea
Monument(s) Katanning War Memorial
Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
External Monument(s) The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial Ballarat, Victoria
Australian War Memorial Australian War Memorial
Medals 1939-45 Star
Africa Star
Defence Medal
War Medal 1939-45
Australian Service Medal 1939-45



Pre War

War Service

Enlisted in Claremont


Reported "Missing" in the West Australian 29 Aug 1942, and later in the same newspaper's 24 Oct 1942 dition "POW".

  • El Alamein Cemetery and Memorial
  • description

Notes

For further details visit https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/attack-nino-bixio (accessed 23 Mar 2019)


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