Fighting' McKenzie Anzac Chaplain Tribute to a Hero

Author(s): Col Stringer

Australia | Secondhand

The Story Of 4th Battalion Chaplain William McKenzie.


>In 1914, after 25 years of service in The Salvation Army he was appointed as a AIF Military Chaplain. The following year he accompanied the Anzac Forces on the Gallipoli campaign. It was here he earned the nickname 'Fighting Mac'


Shunning concerns for his own safety, he often conducted services and funerals under enemy fire. When orders came to storm the Turkish trenches Mac was urged to return to safety. Despite this, he was with the troops on their assault. At the Charge of Lone Pine, armed with only a shovel. His 'boys' pleaded with him to stay behind, but he replied: "Boys, I have lived with you, I've preached to you and I've prayed with you. Do you think I'm afraid to die with you?"


Following service in Gallipoli he was appointed Chaplain to the 4th Battalion of The First Australian Infantry Brigade in Egypt.


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