Look up for McKenzie of Dannevirke *COMPLETED*

[DeeBoneham]

Hi
You guys have helped me so much before I hope you can help with this one.
On 23 June 1943 a 75 (NZ) Sqn Stirling crashed in Holland.  On board was crew member Francis Max McKenzie of Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.  His parents are listed as being  Frederick Ernest and Alice Maud McKenzie. 
The Stichting Missing Airmans Foundation is looking to find out if there is any living family that they can contact and if someone could do me a look up I would be very grateful.

Many thanks
Dee

[777]

Hi Dee,

Me again. Was hoping this would be my McKenzie family but unfortunately not.

I have had a look at BDM site as well as cemetery records and it appears that Frederick McKenzie was married first to Elizabeth and had a large family. She died (1913) and he then married Alice(1915). It is possible that Francis was an only child of the two but as birth records don't cover that period yet (1911 onwards) that can't be confirmed. However he would have had older half brothers and sisters. Francis's dob would be 1917c.

From Birth records.
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/

1895/9617   McKenzie   Eva Doris   Elizabeth   Frederick Ernest   -   
1897/5295   McKenzie   Ernest Frederick   Elizabeth   Frederick Ernest   -   
1899/5373   McKenzie   Douglas Randal   Elizabeth   Frederick Ernest   -   
1904/7031   McKenzie   Vera Elizabeth   Elizabeth   Frederick Ernest   -   
1905/3166   McKenzie   Claude Stratton   Elizabeth   Frederick Ernest   -   
1908/5694   McKenzie   Ethel Rose   Elizabeth   Frederick Ernest   -   
1910/3955   McKenzie   Grace Louisa   Elizabeth   Frederick Ernest


http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/asp/cemeteries_search.asp?menu=ce

Not sure where to go from here though.

This I am sure you will have.

Full Name:   Francis Max McKenzie

Rank Last Held:   Pilot Officer

Forename(s):   Francis Max

Surname:   McKenzie

War:   World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.:   NZ41344

Gender:   Male

Campaigns:   Europe

Last Unit Served:   Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF

Place of Death:   Oostrum, Holland

Date of Death:   23 June 1943

Age at Death:   26

Year of Death:   1943

Cause of Death:   Killed in action

Cemetery Name:   Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands

Biographical Notes:   Son of Frederick Ernest McKenzie and of Alice Maud McKenzie (nee Saunders), of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Description of Image:   
Portrait
Headstone, Reichswald Forest Cemetery, 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen

Additional Information:   In 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen undertook a project in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery photographing all the headstones of New Zealanders buried there.

Sources Used:   
Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Vol. 4 Aircraft and crew losses 1943 - by W.R. Chorley. Earl Shilton, Leicester : Midland Counties Publications, 1992 -

[Thamesite2017]

Eva Doris married MCPHAIL and died in Dunedin 1974
(Probate, widow, Dunedin - archives Dunedin)
I suppose all we can do is track each sibling then may get to stage of death notices
Could try places like oldfriends.co.nz to see if there are any McPhails in DUnedin area

Bye
Althea

[Thamesite2017]

Ernest frederick MCkenzie
died 1986 buried Karori Cem
http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/search/details.php?id=51855&Service=Burial

So contact to that office may give some family leads to follow further

Bye
Althea

I have emailed the cemetery 25/11/2010
No success all they did was refer me to BMD to buy a certificate

[Thamesite2017]

looking at oldest child given here
BMD historical online nz
Registration Number Family Name Given Name(s) Date of Birth/
Age at Death
1985/33216 Knight  Grace Louisa  17 October 1910

(Probate Christchurch, widow - archives Christcurch)

Bye
Althea

[Thamesite2017]

Registration Number Family Name Given Name(s) Date of Birth/
Age at Death 
2001/3893 Halstead  Ethel Rose  4 February 1908
(NZ BMD online)

Again not on Burial locator CD
Bye
Althea

[Thamesite2017]

Another death
Registration Number Family Name Given Name(s) Date of Birth/
Age at Death
1985/36286 McKenzie  Douglas Randal  30 April 1899

BYe
Althea

[DeeBoneham]

You 777 & Althea are awesome.  I will pass this on to them so they can see what sterling work you have been doing.  Will let you know more as I do but I can feel a memorial to the crew he was on coming on.
Dee

[newbe_nz]

Registration Number Family Name Given Name(s) Date of Birth/
Age at Death 
2001/3893 Halstead  Ethel Rose  4 February 1908
(NZ BMD online)

Again not on Burial locator CD
Bye
Althea

Hi There, I have check "The Press" index for death notices and there is nothing for Ethel

Cheers
Newbe