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William Roger KEMPSTER

Regimental number22203
Place of birthBrinckworth South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMason
AddressNorwood, South Australia
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinSon, W R A Kempster, 6 Valient Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 23, Battery 108
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/133/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 10 September 1918
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, GraVE NO. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Christina KEMPSTER, 86 King William Street, kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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