| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.7 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR84/150 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 5 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) Birdwood, William Riddell |
| Date made | 1916; 1917; 1947 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Items relating to the Service and Death of William McKenzie
Description
Letters and document relating to the First World War service of Chaplain William McKenzie, 4th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. During his service, McKenzie was awarded the Military Cross and was congratulated personally by William Birdwood. When McKenzie returned to Australia, Birdwood also expressed his thanks for McKenzie's good work among the Anzacs. Upon McKenzie's death in 1947, Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean wrote him a tribute, which was broadcast nationally on the day of his funeral.
This file contains:
Letter from William Riddell Birdwood to William McKenzie, France, 7 June 1916
Letter from William Riddell Birdwood to William McKenzie, 14 October 1917
Tribute by Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean for News Digest after the death of William McKenzie, 28 July 1947
Letter from Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean to Mrs. McKenzie, Lindfield, 5 August 1947