Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 44B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Mrs. Mackenzie, of 30, Rosebery Avenue, South Shields. Born at London.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Excellence Pleske |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Matthew was aboard the SS Excellence Pleske and en route to Middlesborough from Bilbao, when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine U-57, some two-and-a-half miles SSE of Dungeness. 13 lives were lost in the incident, including that of First Engineer Matthew MacKenzie.
His is commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial.
See also: Wrecksite EU.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lindisfarne No. 2762 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
21st February 1907 | 3rd December 1907 | 16th August 1909 |
Matthew is noted to be an Engineer from North Shields upon initiation in 1907. His name is cited as "McKenzie" in the contribution records, but as "MacKenzie" in the 1921 Book and on the 1933 Scroll. The contribution record shows consolidated payments and no w.s., for war service, but the annotation at the end, "Killed at Sea April 1918." According to the North East Memorials Project, "there is reference to his having received his Grand Lodge Certificate on the 24th January 1910, in Escambia Lodge No. 15 F&AM, Pensacola, Florida". He may have joined that consitution and received a separate certificate from that issued by the United Grand Lodge of England, the date of which is stated to be 31st August 1909, a few weeks after his raising.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley