© 2009 454 & 459 RAAF Squadrons

 

459 RAAF Squadron

 

 Flight Lieutenant John William B McKenzie

Service Number 411032

 

 

Photo taken in Alexandria Egypt - Sept 1944

 

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Date of Birth : 17 November 1919

Place of Birth : Richmond, Victoria

Date of Enlistment : 31 March 1941

Place of Enlistment : Sydney, NSW

Date of Discharge : 21 February 1946

Posting on Discharge : 21 Squadron

John McKenzie -- front row -- 7th from left

 

"Excuse what appears to be excessive modesty for bath time in Western Desert but my two tent mates were trying to get a photo of me :au naturel"

 

Air Crew: John McKenzie, Murray Evans, Don Baird and Pete Staughton -- Egypt 1942

 

Stuka - Murray Evans and John McKenzie (on right)

 

L-R:  Col Walker, John McKenzie, Neil, Jack Baltick,

Wally Evans and Don Baird - [from Sep Owen's collection]

 

John in Bathurst Gambia -- [Sep Owen Collection]

 

L-R: John McKenzie, Murray Evans, Don Baird, Sep Owen,

Robbie Robinson & Bill Hurley - [Sep Owen Collection]

 

Peter Staughton, John McKenzie and Don Baird,

Martin Place, Sydney - 1945/46

 

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"50th Anniversary of Crewing Up in UK May 1942 -- 459 Squadron"

Left - Right -- Murray Evans (Pilot), John McKenzie (Navigator), Peter Staughton (WAG), Don Bair(WAG)

 

The Rededication of the Memorial 'To the Fallen' at Richmond RAAF base - 50th Reunion - 1992.  On the day, John McKenzie, asked Hank and Ken Rimmer if they would carry the 454 - 459 Sqdn banner.

 

L-R:  RAAF Padre, George Gray, Fred McKay (Clergyman), Pete Henderson, Pete Matthews, Hank Hayes, Ken Rimmer & John McKenzie.

 

 

L-R: Bill Abbott, John McKenzie, Peter Matthews and Sep Owen,

War Memorial, Canberra - 14/6/1996

 

Professor Leon Kane-Maguire and John McKenzie - "Anzac Day 2005"

 

John McKenzie - "Anzac Day 2005"

 

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L-R:  John McKenzie, Margaret Ryan, KF Titley & Marjorie McKenzie

 

Anzac Day 2006 - TV10 Sydney interviewing 459 Service Members,

L-R: Doug Law, Tony Martin and Sep Owen -

 

In the background centre John McKenzie chatting with

Air Commodore Mark Lax CSM

 

 

Anzac Day 2007 - at Commercial Traveller's Club Sydney -

L-R:  John McKenzie, Jack Shipway being interviewed by

Angela Bishop of TV10 Sydney

 

Anzac Day 2008 - CTC Sydney

 

John McKenzie remembering absent friends

 

 

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Anzac Day 2009

 

 

John William McKENZIE