{"id":5515,"date":"2025-06-18T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/?page_id=5515"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:26:24","slug":"ns-mackenzie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wwii\/carliol\/ns-mackenzie\/","title":{"rendered":"NS Mackenzie"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-5515\" data-postid=\"5515\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-5515 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cuzr670 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_izvx670 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bryl670   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Neil Stewart Mackenzie<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>DoB:<\/strong>\u00a015th May 1917<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Regt:<\/strong>\u00a0Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. H.M.S. Sheffield<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>DoD:<\/strong>\u00a024th September 1942<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1929 &#8211; 37. Exeter College, Oxford<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Other:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Biographical Information<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jhjq670 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_efrs247 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_d4fy247 first\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_9ske247 \" data-behavior=\"accordion\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   gray\">\n            <li class=\"builder-accordion-active\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                                            Family Background                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"accordion-content tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_8pln247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_pjv7247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xjcn247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Family Background: Neil was the second son of Arthur Henry Mackenzie and his wife Annie Murray nee Stewart. His father in 1921 was described as an elementary school teacher at Upperby Council School, his mother had taught art prior to her marriage. His elder brother Stewart died when he was about a year old a few months before Neil was born. His sister Annie Murray was born in October 1919. Despite having such a Scottish name, Neil&#8217;s father, and paternal grandfather James Charles and great grandfather James had all been born in Carlisle<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-1\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-1-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Academic Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-1-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_qpte247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_qslb247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0ykd247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Academic Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-9ske247-2\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-9ske247-2-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            War Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-9ske247-2-content\" data-id=\"acc-9ske247-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_b254247\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_g45w247 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ccj2247   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>War Service<\/strong>:\u00a0 Neil enlisted early in the war and was made temporary sub-lieutenant R.N.V.R on the 21st October 1940<\/p>\n<p>In September 1942 Neil was a pilot of a walrus plane on H.M.S. Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>Walrus planes were catapulted off ships, they then patrolled the skies looking for submarines and other ships. On returning to their &#8216;mother&#8217; ship they landed in the sea near to the ship. A member of the crew then climbed onto the top of the wings and the ship lowered a cable which was attached to the aircraft and the plane and crew were hoisted back on board.<\/p>\n<p>H.M.S. Sheffield was on arctic convoy duty from July 1942<\/p>\n<p>0845 H.M.S. Sheffield left Hvalfjord Iceland, sailing to Scapa Flow where they arrived later that day. There were two walrus planes on board, both were part of 700 squadron.<\/p>\n<p>At about 11.30 an aircraft spotter on H.M.S. Berwick saw the two walrus collide.<\/p>\n<p>Neil was piloting a Supmarine Walrus Mark 1 no X9481 his crew were Sub Lt. P.J.Wheatley and Leading Aircraftsman F.J.P. Payne.<\/p>\n<p>The other walrus X9481 was piloted by Sub Lt. M.G.Clyde and his crew were Sub Lt. 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