John Cameron Mackenzie was born in Tongue in 1895 the youngest son of John and Mary Mackay of “Lubinvullin”, Talmine, Lairg, Sutherlandshire. He was employed in Melness as a joiner, until he enlisted into the Royal Engineers at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.

The Royal Engineers were involved in the construction of the front line trenches in France and the building of dug outs for the troops to shelter in. Sappers from the Royal Engineers also laid barbed wire in no mans land, dug tunnels so that mines could be laid under the German trenches and exploded.
Behind the front the Royal Engineers repaired roads, buildings and were responsible for the maintenance of the camps and billets used by the front line units who came out of the line for a rest. The Field units were also required to help with the movement of stores and equipment from the UK, which arrived in the French docks and then on to the front by train.
Sapper John Mackenzie was killed in action close to the Belgian/ French Border on the 12 of November 1915; he was twenty years old. He had three brothers who also served in the war; John Angus and George served in the Scots Guards and Hugh in the Army Service Corps. John Angus was killed in action and his story appears on this website, the two other brothers returned home to Melness.
SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL EDINBURGH CASTLE Mackenzie J.C. (b) Tongue Sutherlandshire. Sapper 65486. Killed in Action 12-11-15. 126 Field Company Royal Engineers. F&F.
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION Mackenzie. Sapper. John Cameron. 65486. 126 Field Company Royal Engineers. 12 November 1915. Age 20. Son of John and Mary Mackenzie of “Lubinvullin” Talmine, Lairg, Sutherland. Plot A. Grave 1.
Sapper John Cameron Mackenzie 65486, 126 Field Company Royal Engineers is buried in War Grave at LE BIZET CEMETERY, ARMENTIERIES, FRANCE.
- Introduction
- A Tongue Soldier
- Peter Burr
- Charles Burr
- Angus Clarke
- Angus Mackay
- Charles Mackay
- Daniel Mackay
- Donald Mackay
- Henry Mackay
- Hugh Mackay
- Magnus Mackay
- Sinclair Mackay
- William Mackay
- Hamish Mackenzie
- William Mclntosh
- Mangus Macleod
- Donald Munro
- William Munro
- Hugh John Murray
- Okain C Shaw
- Angus Sutheriand
- Peter Sutherland
- Roll of Honour World War 1-1
- Not on Tongue War Memorial
- Alexander Mackay
- Roll of Honour Tongue WW 2
- Melness War Memorial
- John Barnestson
- David Campbell
- Donald Mackay Melness
- James Pope
- Donald Rankine
- Murdo McPherson
- James Mackenzie
- Joseph Mackenzie
- Sinclair Mackenzie
- Isabella Mackenzie
- Mackay Mackay
- Robert Mackay
- Joseph Munro
- John A Mackenzie
- John C Mackenzie
- George W Mackay
- Allan Mackay
- John Mackay
- Kenneth Mackay
- Roll of Honour World War 1
- Angus G Mackay
- Robert A Gunn
- Martin Morrison
- John Robert Munro
- Roll of Honour Melness WW 2
- Not on Melness War Memorial
- Steamship SS Ashbury
- Skerray War Memorial
- David Newlands
- John Donald Mackay
- John Angus Grant Mackay
- George Gunn
- Hugh Mackay Lotts
- Williams Duncan Mackay
- Thomas N Mackay
- George G Mackay
- Eric W Mackay
- John George Mackay
- Angus G Mackay1
- Alex Mackay High Bonnybridge
- Alexander Mackay Achnabat
- Robert Mackay1
- Donald H Mackay
- Neil Munro
- Murdoch Mackay D C M
- George Mackay
- William Milne
- Eric Mackay Canadians
- Daniel Gunn Mackay
- John M Mackay
- John Mackay AIF
- Robert Hugh Mackay
- James McDougall
- Roll of Honour Worlds War 1
- Duncan C Menzies
- James M Gunn
- William W Sim
- George Gordon
- Donald Mackay Torrisdale
- James Mackay
- Archibald McNichol
- Not on Skerray War Memorial
- Roll of Honour World War 2
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Tongue Soldier
- Peter Burr
- Charles Burr
- Angus Clarke
- Angus Mackay
- Charles Mackay
- Daniel Mackay
- Donald Mackay
- Henry Mackay
- Hugh Mackay
- Magnus Mackay
- Sinclair Mackay
- William Mackay
- Hamish Mackenzie
- William Mclntosh
- Mangus Macleod
- Donald Munro
- William Munro
- Hugh John Murray
- Okain C Shaw
- Angus Sutheriand
- Peter Sutherland
- Roll of Honour World War 1-1
- Not on Tongue War Memorial
- Alexander Mackay
- Roll of Honour Tongue WW 2
- Melness War Memorial
- John Barnestson
- David Campbell
- Donald Mackay Melness
- James Pope
- Donald Rankine
- Murdo McPherson
- James Mackenzie
- Joseph Mackenzie
- Sinclair Mackenzie
- Isabella Mackenzie
- Mackay Mackay
- Robert Mackay
- Joseph Munro
- John A Mackenzie
- John C Mackenzie
- George W Mackay
- Allan Mackay
- John Mackay
- Kenneth Mackay
- Roll of Honour World War 1
- Angus G Mackay
- Robert A Gunn
- Martin Morrison
- John Robert Munro
- Roll of Honour Melness WW 2
- Not on Melness War Memorial
- Steamship SS Ashbury
- Skerray War Memorial
- David Newlands
- John Donald Mackay
- John Angus Grant Mackay
- George Gunn
- Hugh Mackay Lotts
- Williams Duncan Mackay
- Thomas N Mackay
- George G Mackay
- Eric W Mackay
- John George Mackay
- Angus G Mackay1
- Alex Mackay High Bonnybridge
- Alexander Mackay Achnabat
- Robert Mackay1
- Donald H Mackay
- Neil Munro
- Murdoch Mackay D C M
- George Mackay
- William Milne
- Eric Mackay Canadians
- Daniel Gunn Mackay
- John M Mackay
- John Mackay AIF
- Robert Hugh Mackay
- James McDougall
- Roll of Honour Worlds War 1
- Duncan C Menzies
- James M Gunn
- William W Sim
- George Gordon
- Donald Mackay Torrisdale
- James Mackay
- Archibald McNichol
- Not on Skerray War Memorial
- Roll of Honour World War 2
- Acknowledgements