MacKENZIE, James
Private. 2nd Battalion. Scots Guards.
London Gazetted on 18th February, 1915.
Born 2nd April, 1889 at West Glen, New Abbey, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Killed in action on 19th December 1914 at Rouges Bancs, France.
Memorials at Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium and a tablet at Trogneer Parish Church, Maxwelltown, Dumfries, also a portrait of Private McKenzie was hung at his old school, .
Digest of Citation reads:
A stretcher party, had been forced to abandon an attempt to rescue a wounded man at Rouges Bancs, on 19th December 1914. Private McKenzie under extremely heavy fire, went out and rescued the man from where he lay, in front of the German trenches. Later on the same day, whilst carrying out the same kind of rescue, Private McKenzie was killed.
Additional information:. Private McKenzie was the son of Alexander and Marion (née Miller) McKenzie. He was educated at Laurieknowe Public School, Maxwelltown.
On the 16th February 1912, he joined the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards.

Pictures courtesy of Paul Goodwin