William McKenzie -McHarg
Name William McKenzie -McHarg
Number Private 859
Battalion 8th Battalion
Place of Birth Heathcote
Next of Kin His father, William McKenzie-McHarg of Victoria St Korumburra
Date and place of enlistment Wonthaggi 20/8/1914
Physical details on enlistment Age 27 years, 5’ 9 ½ ” blue eyes and black hair
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Teacher at Pound Creek School
Date and place of death
He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 25/4/1915
He was reported to be missing in action on 1/5/1915 and declared to have died on 25/4/1915 at a court of enquiry held in Rouen on 25/9/1917.
Location of grave or memorial
He is on the Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey and the Korumburra Cenotaph
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He was a teacher at Pound Creek School in the Shire of Woorayl
Military History
- He is on the Korumburra cenotaph
- He was in the Junior Cadets
- 20/8/14 He enlisted in Wonthaggi
- 19/10/14 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Benella as part of the first convoy
- He was in Egypt
- He went to Gallipoli April 1915
- He went missing at the landing on April 25th
- 25/9/1917at Rouen France he was declared to have been killed in 25/4/15. This was confirmed by General Birdwood
- His brother Samuel survived WW1 badly injured
- Another brother drowned at Tullaree in a duck shooting accident.