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Auction: 22003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 505

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (J.76143 W. McKenzie, A,B. H.M.S. Rodney.), heavy contact wear and edge wear, polished, overall nearly very fine

William McKenzie was born at Aberdeen, Scotland on 15 May 1900 and enlisted with the rank of Boy Class II on 8 August 1917. Posted to the Training Ship Powerful McKenzie was appointed Ordinary Seaman on 18 May 1918 while at H.M.S. Albion.

Posted to the S-class destroyer H.M.S. Seraph on 24 December 1918 he was to serve with her for several years. Seraph was posted to the Black Sea in 1919 alongside the Speedy to support the White Russian Forces in their attack upon the city of Mariupol. Serving as a troopship for the White Army Seraph was later also used to aid their evacuation from the Crimea.

After his time on Seraph McKenzie saw service on a variety of ships notably H.M.S. Bryony which he left on 1 January 1931. With the outbreak of the Second World War he was with H.M.S. Drake I on 1 July 1939, with the rank of Able Seaman. Pensioned on 17 May 1940 he continued to serve as Able Seaman (Pensioner) being demobilised on 12 September 1945; sold together with copied service papers.

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Sold for
£55

Starting price
£40