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| Name | McKENZIE aka MUNRO – Donald |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 72nd 52nd 79th Regiment and Rifle Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | – / – / – / 2728 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th February 1853 / 17 years 4 months / 4th December 1853 Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 5 months Crimea – 1 year 1 month India – 13 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 211 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th July 1872 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Indian Mutiny with Central India clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Auldern Nairn Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1872 Inverness 1873 Greenwich 1874-1887 Western Austraalia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem Increased to 1/0½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1836 Inverness Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FLETCHER Sarah 9th August 1848 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th May 1871 Auldern Nairn Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ellen B Not yet known D c1884 Fremantle Western Australia Farquhar B c1873 Scotland M 1st STEWART Alice A. 1902 Hopetoun Western Australia M 2nd DAVIDSON Margaret 1928 Perth Western Australia D 6th August 1938 Mount Palmer Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 1876 Fremantle Western Australia M McKENZIE Kenneth 2nd November 1896 Fremantle Western Australia D 15th August 1959 North Perth Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William B 1881 Fremantle Western Australia D 16th May 1956 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Turkey Point Bunbury Lot P403 10 acres Cockburn South Lot P15 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd June 1887 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Headstone removed to Fremantle Cemetery Heritage Trail |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd March 1906 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Headstone removed to Fremantle Cemetery Heritage Trail |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Partially blind 1841 English Census says c1840 for birth of this man. |