Private JOHN MACRAE MACKENZIE
Last address in Lewis: 26 James Street, Stornoway
Son of Angus and Margaret Macrae MacKenzie, of 26, James St., Stornoway.
Service unit: 17th Highland Light Infantry, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battallion
Service number: 15999
Enlisted at Glasgow
Date of death: 1 July 1916 at the age of 25
Killed in action
Interred: Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuile, grave III. F. 9.
Local memorial: Lewis War Memorial; Nicolson WW1 memorial, middle panel
Joined up shortly after the outbreak of war. Served his apprenticeship in the local branch of the Bank of Scotland, qualified as a member of the Bankers' Institute, taking second place for Scotland. Met a soldier's death while gallantly rushing the enemy's third line of trenches.
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