Records Of The Men Of Lochbroom | 036 MURDO MACKENZIE

36 - RECORDS OF THE MEN OF LOCHBROOM

1916

MURDO MACKENZIE,

1st Bn. Camerons.

Aged unknown

Son Mr. Hector Mackenzie, Badenscallie, Achiltibuie.

Was three times wounded	13th Oct. 1916.
Killed at Hulluch

Had one brother serving in the Royal Navy

“He laid the world away; poured out the red

Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be

Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene

That men call age.”

– Rupert Brook.

Official information

Official record (CWGC)

Cemetery / Memorial: Warlencourt British Cemetery, Somme, France.

Grave: VI. A. 8.

Location and Map (CWGC)

Local Memorial: Not commemorated locally.

additional information

It’s not clear if the official record is correct but this was the only Murdo Mackenzie found for the 3 month period spanning the 13th of October.

The regiment is different (Seaforths and not the Camerons), and the date is the 12th of October 1916 and not the 13th. The record above states that he was killed in Hulluch which is about 65km north of the Cemetery in Warlencourt, which seems quite far, unless he actually died in a Casualty Clearing Station.

Family information

The connection with the Parish today is not known.