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My husbands Uncle was in the 4th Battilion of the Seaforth Highlanders in WW1. He was a Sergeant. He lived in Gairloch Scotland up to the war. We know he was wounded with shrapnel in the head and suffered with blackouts after the war. He ended up living in London until he died. Would anyone have any information or war records of him. Thank you

British Army Service Records Transcription

First name(s) Kenneth Norman
Last name MacKenzie
Rank Captain
Regiment 1st County Of London Yeomanry
Year 1914-20
Archive The National Archives
Archive reference WO 374/44653
Series WO 374
Series description Wo 374 - Officers' Services, First World War, Personal Files
Record set British Army Service Records
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Subcategory Service Records
Collections from Great Britain, UK None

There is no image to see so I can't tell you what his records say.

Kath. x

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First name(s) Kenneth Norman
Last name MacKenzie
Year 1914-20
Service number -
Rank Second Lieutenant,Captain,Major
Second rank Captain
Third rank Major
Regiment County Of London Yeomanry
Second corps County Of London Yeomanry
Third corps County Of London Yeomanry
Service record Rank: Second Lieutenant, Corps: County of London Yeomanry
Second service record Rank: Captain, Corps: County of London Yeomanry
Third service record Rank: Major, Corps: County of London Yeomanry
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D3839913
Country Great Britain
Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920
Archive reference WO372/13
Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards
Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards

Kath. x

There are two possible deaths for that name in London. If you know when he was born you should be able to work out which is "your" man:-

First name(s) KENNETH N
Last name MACKENZIE
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1898
Age 53
Death quarter 4
Death year 1951
District Westminster
County London
Volume 5C
Page 392
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

or:-

First name(s) KENNETH N
Last name MACKENZIE
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1894
Age 68
Death quarter 2
Death year 1962
District Marylebone
County London
Volume 5D
Page 349
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Kath. x

Thank you Kath for all your very interesting information, I have checked his birth date and he was born in 1894 in Chicago. His father was a ship owner so his mother and father went to America for a while and he was born there. They came back and lived in Gairloch. Thanks again Sandra x

There's also the medal card for this one

Kenneth N Mackenzie
Regiment or Corps: Arg & Suth D Highrs 8th Bn
Regimental Number: 2383

Enlisted Argyl & Southern Highlanders 8th Bn, 23.11.14
Discharged 7.4.17 due to sickness
He was a L Cpl
..........

Possibly, but without out his middle initial??

Silver war Badges were given to soldiers discharged due to injury or illness which would have made them 'unfit to be an effective soldier'

UK, Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920
Kenneth MacKenzie
Discharge Unit: Depot Seaforth Highlanders
Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders
Regimental Number: S/12514
Rank: Private
Badge Number: 392858
Piece: 3064
List Number: GA 0001-0300
Record Group: WO
Record Class: 329

Enlisted 12/12/15
Discharged 29/05/18 due to wounds
...................

British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Kenneth Mackenzie
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1894
Birth Place: Gairloch, Ross
Age: 17
Document Year: 1911
Regimental Number: 1258
Regiment Name: Seaforth Highlanders
Form Title: Territorial Force Attestation
Number of Images: 6

Father Donald

The images do say that he was wounded by a gunshot wound to his head on 13/5/15. but also says he was born in Gariloch. He enlisted 5/09/14 having previously served for 4 years from 15 Apr 1911.

Too many Kenneth MacKenzies!

1900 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7M-D2S [with image link]
Event Place Precinct 24 Lake Township Chicago city Ward 31, Cook, Illinois, United States
Kenneth Mckinzie Head M 35 Scotland 5/1865 Carpenter
Alexina Mckinzie Wife F 25 Scotland 4/1875
Kenneth Mckinzie Son M 6 Illinois 10/1894
Moyer A Mckinzie Son M 3 Illinois
Esther Mckinzie Daughter F 2 Illinois
Louise Mckinzie Daughter F 0 Illinois
[Addy = 1349, 72nd Place; 4 kids born, 4 living; Ken immig 1889; Alexa immig 1891; Ken naturalized; Owns house, mortgage free]

http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/seaforth-highlanders-ross-shire-buffs-the-duke-of-albanys/

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
51, Telford Road, Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella MacKenzie Wife Married Female 35 1866 - Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
George Wall MacKenzie Son Single Male 9 1892 Scholar Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Kenneth Norman MacKenzie Son Single Male 7 1894 Scholar United States
Grace Isabella MacKenzie Daughter Single Female 3 1898 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thank you to everyone for your help.