The Man the Anzacs Revered: William ‘Fighting Mac’ McKenzie, Anzac Chaplain

Daniel Reynaud’s The Man the Anzacs Revered: William ‘Fighting Mac’ McKenzie, Anzac Chaplain is the first biography of ‘Fighting Mac’ to sort the facts from the fiction and present William McKenzie as he was. McKenzie was one of the most famous of the Anzacs, a legend for his work on Gallipoli and in France. He, however, embodied almost everything the typical Anzac digger lover to hate: he was a Salvation Army chaplain, who preached against booze, brothels, betting and bad language. Yet McKenzie was respected and revered by the soldiers he served and those who honour them should pay attention to his story.