Albert Edward McKenzie
Albert McKenzie VC | |
|---|---|
Able Seaman | |
| Unit | HMS Vindictive |
| Battles/wars | World War I † |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Albert Edward McKenzie VC (23 October 1898 – 3 November 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
McKenzie was a 19-year-old
On 22/23 April 1918 at Zeebrugge, Belgium, Able Seaman McKenzie was a member of a storming party on the night of the operation.[1] He landed with his machine-gun in the face of great difficulties, advancing down the Mole with his commanding officer (Arthur Leyland Harrison) who with most of his party was killed. The seaman accounted for several of the enemy running for shelter to a destroyer alongside the Mole, and was severely wounded whilst working his gun in an exposed position.[2]
He was presented with his VC by
The medal
Mckenzie's Victoria Cross is still owned by the McKenzie family and is on loan to the Imperial War Museum in London.
Commemoration
A memorial in honour of Albert McKenzie VC was unveiled on 23 October 2015 (the 117th anniversary of his birth) at the junction of
References
- Lives of the First World War
- ^ "No. 30807". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 July 1918. p. 8586.
- ^ CWGC entry
- ^ Albert Edward McKenzie, Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross, South East London Archived 2004-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- David Harvey, Monuments to Courage(1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Stephen Snelling, VCs of the First World War: The Naval VCs(2002)
- Deborah Lake, The Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids 1918 (Barnsley, 2002)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (S.E. London)
- [1] Albert McKenzie VC memorial unveiled in Tower Bridge Road
