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'''Alastair George MacKenzie''' |
'''Alastair George MacKenzie''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|CBE|MC}} (1915–1989) was an important figure in [[Southeast Asia|South East Asian]] insurance during the 1960s and 1970s, head of the [[Commercial Union|Commercial Union Assurance Company]] in the region, President of Singapore Rugby Union (1956–58), President of Malayan Rugby Union (1960–61) and a Council Member of the British Association of Singapore (1957–66).<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kn4uAQAAIAAJ&q=Alastair+George+Mackenzie+CBE+singapore|title=Who's who in Malaysia and Guide to Singapore|year=1967|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="google.com1">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6cCAAAAMAAJ&q=singapore+bedford+modern|title=The Who's who in Malaysia|accessdate=14 November 2015|last1=Morais|first1=John Victor|year=1967}}</ref><ref name="iwm.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030002116|title=Private Papers Lieutenant G MacKenzie CBE MC (Documents.208)|work=Imperial War Museums|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="google.com2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39YiAQAAIAAJ&q=Alastair+George+Mackenzie|title=Who's who in British Finance|year=1972|isbn=9780716100751|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="google.com3">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6cCAAAAMAAJ&q=major+retired|title=The Who's who in Malaysia|accessdate=14 November 2015|last1=Morais|first1=John Victor|year=1967}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] in 1946 for valour shown in the service of the [[Royal Malay Regiment]] at the fall of Singapore in 1942<ref name="google.com4">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DqNuAAAAMAAJ&q=alastair+george+mackenzie+MC+225856|title=The Malayan emergency revisited 1948–1960|year=2006|isbn=9789834298005|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref> and was made [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1967 for services to insurance.<ref name="thegazette.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44210/supplement/21/data.pdf |title=Supplement to the London Gazette, 1st January 1967 |page=21 |publisher=[[The London Gazette|The gazette]] |date=1 January 1967|accessdate=26 May 2016}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Alastair George MacKenzie was born on 31 October 1915.<ref name="google.com1"/> |
Alastair George MacKenzie was born on 31 October 1915.<ref name="google.com1"/> He was educated at [[Bedford Modern School]] and [[Northampton School for Boys|Northampton School]].<ref name="google.com1"/> |
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MacKenzie emigrated to the |
MacKenzie emigrated to the Malaya in 1938 where he joined the [[Commercial Union|Commercial Union Assurance Company]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39YiAQAAIAAJ&q=alastair+george+Mackenzie+CBE+MC+singapore|title=Who's who in British Finance|year=1972|isbn=9780716100751|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref> During [[World War II]] he served as a subaltern with the carrier platoon of the 1st Battalion of the [[Royal Malay Regiment]] during the final days of the defence of Singapore in February 1942.<ref name="iwm.org.uk"/> An account of his experience is held at the Imperial War Museum, 'emphasising the unit's determined resistance to the Japanese almost up to the time of the capitulation'.<ref name="iwm.org.uk"/> He was awarded the [[Military Cross]].<ref name="google.com4"/> He continued his involvement with the Singapore Volunteer Corps achieving the rank of Major.<ref name="google.com3"/> |
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After the [[World War II|War]], MacKenzie resumed his work in [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]] with the |
After the [[World War II|War]], MacKenzie resumed his work in [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]] with the Commercial Union Assurance Company.<ref name="google.com5">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZacCAAAAMAAJ&q=alastair+george+mackenzie|title=The Who's who in Malaysia|year=1959|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref> He was elected Chairman of the Motor Insurance Association of Malayan and Borneo, a position he held between 1955 and 1956.<ref name="google.com5"/> He was later head of the Commercial Union Assurance Company in [[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kn4uAQAAIAAJ&q=alastair+george+mackenzie+commercial+union+assurance|title=Who's who in Malaysia and Guide to Singapore|year=1967|accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref> |
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Outside of insurance, MacKenzie was President of Singapore Rugby Union ( |
Outside of insurance, MacKenzie was President of Singapore Rugby Union (1956–58), President of Malayan Rugby Union (1960–61) and a Council Member of the British Association of Singapore (1957–66).<ref name="google.com"/><ref name="google.com1"/><ref name="iwm.org.uk"/><ref name="google.com2"/><ref name="google.com3"/> He was Chairman of [[Tanglin Trust School|Tanglin School]] (1958–61) and Chairman of [[Raeburn Park School]] (1959–67).<ref name="google.com3"/> |
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MacKenzie was made [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1967 for services to insurance.<ref name="thegazette.co.uk"/ |
MacKenzie was made [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1967 for services to insurance.<ref name="thegazette.co.uk"/> |
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 26 July 2022
Alastair George MacKenzie CBE MC (1915–1989) was an important figure in South East Asian insurance during the 1960s and 1970s, head of the Commercial Union Assurance Company in the region, President of Singapore Rugby Union (1956–58), President of Malayan Rugby Union (1960–61) and a Council Member of the British Association of Singapore (1957–66).[1][2][3][4][5] He was awarded the Military Cross in 1946 for valour shown in the service of the Royal Malay Regiment at the fall of Singapore in 1942[6] and was made CBE in 1967 for services to insurance.[7]
Life
[edit]Alastair George MacKenzie was born on 31 October 1915.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and Northampton School.[2]
MacKenzie emigrated to the Malaya in 1938 where he joined the Commercial Union Assurance Company.[8] During World War II he served as a subaltern with the carrier platoon of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment during the final days of the defence of Singapore in February 1942.[3] An account of his experience is held at the Imperial War Museum, 'emphasising the unit's determined resistance to the Japanese almost up to the time of the capitulation'.[3] He was awarded the Military Cross.[6] He continued his involvement with the Singapore Volunteer Corps achieving the rank of Major.[5]
After the War, MacKenzie resumed his work in South East Asia with the Commercial Union Assurance Company.[9] He was elected Chairman of the Motor Insurance Association of Malayan and Borneo, a position he held between 1955 and 1956.[9] He was later head of the Commercial Union Assurance Company in South East Asia.[10]
Outside of insurance, MacKenzie was President of Singapore Rugby Union (1956–58), President of Malayan Rugby Union (1960–61) and a Council Member of the British Association of Singapore (1957–66).[1][2][3][4][5] He was Chairman of Tanglin School (1958–61) and Chairman of Raeburn Park School (1959–67).[5]
MacKenzie was made CBE in 1967 for services to insurance.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Who's who in Malaysia and Guide to Singapore". 1967. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Morais, John Victor (1967). "The Who's who in Malaysia". Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Private Papers Lieutenant G MacKenzie CBE MC (Documents.208)". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b Who's who in British Finance. 1972. ISBN 9780716100751. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Morais, John Victor (1967). "The Who's who in Malaysia". Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b The Malayan emergency revisited 1948–1960. 2006. ISBN 9789834298005. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Supplement to the London Gazette, 1st January 1967" (PDF). The gazette. 1 January 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Who's who in British Finance. 1972. ISBN 9780716100751. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b "The Who's who in Malaysia". 1959. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Who's who in Malaysia and Guide to Singapore". 1967. Retrieved 14 November 2015.