Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Major-General A. Mackenzie, Commissary Department

India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, North West Frontier, Bhootan, Looshai (Lieut. A. McKenzie, Sub Asst.Comy. Genl.), 2nd and 3rd clasps loose; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt. Alexr. MacKenzie, Commt. Dept.) minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine (2) £1000-1400

Alexander MacKenzie was born in Madras, India, on 15 April 1831. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 9th Bengal Native Infantry on 12 June 1847. He remained with the regiment until January 1853 when he was appointed Interpreter and Quartermaster of the 41st Regiment N.I. In December 1853 he was appointed Lieutenant and returned to the 9th Bengal N.I. and served in the Peshawar Frontier Force under Colonel Sydney Cotton in the expedition against the Michnee and Mommund tribes in August 1854. On 21 January 1854 Lieutenant Mackenzie was appointed to the Commissariat Department on probation and was made permanent as Sub Assistant Commissary General in April 1854. During the Indian Mutiny, MacKenzie served at Peshawar, January 1857-December 1858. Promoted to Captain in the Bengal Staff Corps in February 1861. He was present in the Bhootan Campaign, December 1864-February 1866. He served under Brigadier-General Dunsford and Colonel Tytler forming the Left Column. For his services he was mentioned in despatches. MacKenzie was promoted to Major in June 1867 and appointed Deputy Assistant Commissary General in October 1868. Major MacKenzie’s last campaign in India was the Looshai Expedition, December 1871-February 1872. He was the Principal Commissary Officer present forming the Right Column, and was again mentioned in despatches. Leaving India in August 1872, Mackenzie was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in September 1872, Lieutenant-Colonel in June 1873, Colonel in December 1877 and Major-General in September 1879. Major-General MacKenzie retired from the Army in 1880. Sold with a quantity of copied research.