From Presbyterian roots to Salvation Army

The heroic image of the Anzac at Gallipoli is of the young man, with rifle and bayonet, going over the top of the trenches to face a hail of bullets from the Turkish troops. 

While that was, indeed, true, there was another hero at Gallipoli, and he carried only a shovel and a Bible. 

William ‘Mac’ McKenzie was a beloved Salvation Army chaplain. 

In his day, Mac ranked alongside our most famous soldiers and politicians. 

He’s the subject of a new biography, The Man the Anzacs Revered, by author Daniel Reynaud.