COASTWATCHERS McKenzie, Roderick Murdoch

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

McKenzie ​

• FORENAME

Roderick Murdoch ​

• UNIT

New Zealand Infantry (30 Bn)/Coastwatcher ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

64022 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th October 1942 ​

• AGE

32 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bourail Memorial,New Caledonia Panel 2 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of Roderick Hector and Catherine Jessie (nee McKay) McKenzie,Te Kuiti,Auckland,​

New Zealand​

farm manager in civilian life​

single​

award Mention in Despatches​

POW September 1942 Tamana,Gilbert Islands​

executed by Japanese Betio,Tarawa,Gilbert Islands ​

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