Stanley McKenzie
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Matthew Stanley McKenzie (May 17, 1890 — December 8, 1915) also known as Matthew McKenzie was an Australian first-class cricketer and Australian rules footballer.
A right handed opening batsman, he played five first-class matches for Tasmania between 1910 and 1913.
He was recruited by Australia rules club Carlton in 1914 and played 14 VFL games, including a Preliminary Final. and kicked 6 goals in that single season with them, .
McKenzie signed with the AIF as a medical orderly during the war (he was a Sergeant with the 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, First A.I.F.) and spent some time at Gallipoli before being moved to Alexandria in Egypt. He suffered appendicitis while in Egypt and lost his life.
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- Main, J. & Allen, D., "McKenzie, Stan", pp.125-128 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-740-95010-0
