While still studying at Oxford, Mackenzie was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Auxiliary Forces in May 1908.[5] After graduating from Oxford Mackenzie chose a career in the British Army. Having been attached to the East Lancashire Regiment as a member of the Auxiliary Forces, he was assigned to the King's Royal Rifle Corps in July 1911,[6] . where he was attached to the 4th Battalion and served in British India.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in March 1914 and was on home leave when the First World War was declared in at the end of July 1914.[7] He was seconded to the Rifle Brigade at the commencement of hostilities, where he was sent to France and took part in the Battle of the Aisne in September 1914. Involved in a dawn assault on German trenches near Soupir on 25 September, Mackenzie was wounded in the assault, but was seen to return to his feet to lead his platoon and was a short while later wounded for a second time, this time fatally.[1] His body was recovered from the battlefield and buried at the Montcornet Cemetery.[1]
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^ abcdeMcCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 10. ISBN978-1473864191.
^"First-Class Matches played by Mark Mackenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Mackenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^"First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Mackenzie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
mark, mackenzie, similarly, named, people, mark, mckenzie, disambiguation, mark, kincaid, mackenzie, august, 1888, september, 1914, scottish, first, class, cricketer, british, army, officer, personal, informationfull, namemark, kincaid, mackenzieborn22, august. For similarly named people see Mark McKenzie disambiguation Mark Kincaid Mackenzie 22 August 1888 25 September 1914 was a Scottish first class cricketer and British Army officer Mark MackenziePersonal informationFull nameMark Kincaid MackenzieBorn22 August 1888Edinburgh Midlothian ScotlandDied25 September 1914 1914 09 25 aged 26 Soupir Aisne FranceBattingUnknownBowlingLeft arm fast mediumRelationsLord Mackenzie father Domestic team informationYearsTeam1910Oxford UniversityCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 3Runs scored 65Batting average 16 25100s 50s Top score 48 Balls bowled 390Wickets 6Bowling average 30 835 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 2 65Catches stumpings 3 Source Cricinfo 17 January 2020The son of Lord Mackenzie and Lady Mackenzie he was born in Edinburgh in August 1888 He was educated at Winchester College before going up to Magdalen College Oxford 1 While studying at Oxford Mackenzie played first class cricket for Oxford University on three occasions in 1910 against Kent Surrey and the Gentlemen of England 2 He scored 65 runs in his three matches at an average of 16 25 and with a high score of 48 not out 3 With his left arm fast medium bowling he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 30 83 and best figures of 2 for 65 4 Alongside cricket Mackenzie was a keen amateur golfer and was a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers 1 While still studying at Oxford Mackenzie was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Auxiliary Forces in May 1908 5 After graduating from Oxford Mackenzie chose a career in the British Army Having been attached to the East Lancashire Regiment as a member of the Auxiliary Forces he was assigned to the King s Royal Rifle Corps in July 1911 6 where he was attached to the 4th Battalion and served in British India 1 He was promoted to lieutenant in March 1914 and was on home leave when the First World War was declared in at the end of July 1914 7 He was seconded to the Rifle Brigade at the commencement of hostilities where he was sent to France and took part in the Battle of the Aisne in September 1914 Involved in a dawn assault on German trenches near Soupir on 25 September Mackenzie was wounded in the assault but was seen to return to his feet to lead his platoon and was a short while later wounded for a second time this time fatally 1 His body was recovered from the battlefield and buried at the Montcornet Cemetery 1 References edit a b c d e McCrery Nigel 30 July 2015 Final Wicket Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War Pen and Sword p 10 ISBN 978 1473864191 First Class Matches played by Mark Mackenzie CricketArchive Retrieved 17 January 2020 First class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Mackenzie CricketArchive Retrieved 17 January 2020 First class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Mackenzie CricketArchive Retrieved 17 January 2020 No 28156 The London Gazette 7 July 1908 p 4946 No 28510 The London Gazette 4 July 1911 p 4935 No 28818 The London Gazette 3 April 1914 p 2881 External links editMark Mackenzie at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Mackenzie amp oldid 1147871823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
