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BORN 6 July 1871
DIED 17 May 1915 AGE 43
VC Won 6 June 1900 AGE 28
Place VC Won Dompoassi, West Africa
War/Campaign Fifth Ashanti War
Name John Mackenzie No.
VC Issue No. 433 Awards VC
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders attached to the West African Field Force
Later The Highlanders
Now 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
Rank VC Won Sergeant
Rank End Of Career Major
Place Of Birth Contin, Grampian, Scotland
Place Of Death Near Cuinchy, Bethune, Pas de Calais, France
Buried/Location Ashes Guards' Cemetery, Windy Corner, Rue Marcelin Berthelot, near Cuinchy, Nord-pas-de-Calais, France
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone (CWGC) Plot/Grave no. Plot VIII, Row J, Grave 10
Gazetted 15 January 1901
VC Presented 12 April 1901 by King Edward VII at St James' Palace, Pall Mall, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, Guards' Cemetery, Windy Corner, Rue Marcelin Berthelot, near Cuinchy, Nord-pas-de-Calais, France
P Named on Garve War Memorial, Ross-shire, Scotland
By The Way…
He won his Victoria Cross serving in the Seaforth Highlanders, but died as a Major in the Bedfordshire Regiment
VC Held By
Highlanders Regiment Museum, Fort George, Inverness, Highlands, Scotland
