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Capt. George Mackenzie MBE
British Army East Lancashire Regiment
from:Ashton upon Ribble
My father George Mackenzie was a Territorial from the mid to late 1930's.
He was called-up on 7th of September 1939, following his marriage on 9th of September 1939, he went to France with the East Lancashire Regiment.
He returned to the UK via Dunkirk. Later he was posted to North Africa with the 1st Army, returning to the UK through illness to became assistant to Chaplain General South East Command, having a difficult responsibility in finding suitable positions for returning Padres.
He died aged 94 in 2004.