Regimental number | 1770 |
Place of birth | Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Weston, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr William Henry Kembray, Hepburn, Weston via West Maitland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps Dental Service |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Imbros, 15 August 1915 (dysentery and bubonicile); transferred by HS 'Ascanius' to Cottonera Hospital, Malta. 25 August 1915; to England, 2 September 1915, and admitted to County of London War hospital, Epsom, 10 September 1915. Admitted to 1st australian dermatological hospital, Bulford, 18 July 1916; discharged, 8 August 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 22 days. Admitted to 1ADH, 18 August 1916; discharged, 17 October 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease (gonorrhoea): 61 days. Found guilty, 28 October 1916, of being absent without leave, 17 October to 4 pm, 19 October 1916: awarded 5 days confined to camp and forfeited 3 days' pay. Marched in to 4th Training Bn from No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 2 November 1916. Found guilty, Codford, 17 March 1917, of neglecting to obey an order: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, Codford, 19 April 1917, of being absent from Tattoo, 7 April, to 8 pm, 16 April 1917: awarded 15 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 27 days' pay. Found guilty, 21 November 1917, of being out of bounds, improperly dressed i.e. without a paybook or identity disc: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 March 1918. Transferred to AAMC Dental Service, 20 March 1918; marched out for duty with 14th Dental Unit (No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott), 28 March 1918. Found guilty, 28 March 1918, of being absent without leave, 11.15 pm, 21 March, to 10 pm, 27 March 1918: awarded 10 days Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 17 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Gaika', 12 May 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 7 July 1918; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit: hernia), 2 August 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name also spelled KEMBRAY. |