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Surname: | Mackenzie |
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Forename(s): | Percy Melville |
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Captain |
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Regiment: | 2nd Gordon Highlanders (92 Foot) |
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Date of death: |
6 October 1918 Aged 31 |
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Buried Commemorated |
Queant Communal Cemetery British Extension- D.4 Kingussie War Memorial |
Background
Percy was born on 29 August 1887 in Buenos Ayres, son of Peter Mackenzie, Count de Serre Largo (Portugal), of Tarlogie, Tain and Anezia do Amaral. Percy was educated at Tain Academy and Sandhurst.
Percy was Gazetted 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Gordon Highlanders in February 1908. From 1908 to 1913 Percy served with his regiment in India and subsequently in Egypt where he was described as being a brilliant polo player and an excellent shot and golfer.
While invalided out of the army in 1914 Percy (28) married Helen Bonnar (26) (m.s. Ritchie) at the Parish Church in Jedburgh on 27 April 1916. At the time of their marriage he was described as a Captain in the 2nd Gordon Highlanders while Helen was described as the daughter of a land proprietor. Her father was deceased. They had one child Margaret Elspeth Mackenzie born at Bonjedward House on 9 July 1917.
He is remembered on the family gravestone at St Duthus Cememtery, Tain.
War Record
Percy proceeded to France soon after the outbreak of the war and served in the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from October 1914. He was seriously wounded in November 1914 at the First Battle of Ypres and was invalided home.
When Percy recovered he was appointed Instructor at the Royal Military College, Camberley. Percy joined the 6/7th Gordon Highlanders in France on 12th September, 1918 and was killed in action on 6th October, 1918. He is buried at Queant Communal Cemetery and remembered at St Duthus Graveyard.
His four brothers also served as officers in the army and navy with Captain Lionel being awarded the Militayr Cross while serving with the Gordon Highlanders.
Also commmemorated on the and Tain War Memorials, Kingussie and Insh Memorial in Kingussie Parish Church and the Ring of Remembrance, Notre Dame de Lorette.
