| Regimental number | 2677 |
| Place of birth | Chiltern, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 2.25" |
| Weight | 110 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Kennedy, Pleasant Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 29th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *date of fate 19th to 20th |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 1), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie KENNEDY, 68 Russell Street, Chilwell, Victoria. Native of Chiltern |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1154 Lance Corporal William Gordon KENNEDY, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919; Cousin: 6291 Pte Thomas Frederick KENNEDY, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1917. |
| Other details |
Embarked Melbourne, 14 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 15 April 1916. Taken on strength of 29th Bn from 8th Training Bn, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing in action, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 23 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103: 'Buried in Fromelles, Sh.36 N 22 d&b.' Note on Red Cross File No 1500202: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 2675 Pte R.L. JENKIN, 29th Bn, 3 November 1916: 'He got blown to pieces across "No Man's Land"[.] I was pretty close to him.' Second statement, 1136 Sergeant G. HARPER, 29th Bn, 29 March 1917: Pte. L.F. Kennedy was under my command on the night of the 19th 20th. July last and was with me during part of the night bit[.] I missed him in the early hours of the morning. A portion of the trench where he ought to have been was blown up and I am afraid he was killed although I have no evidence to prove that he was.' Third statement, 1303 Pte R.M. WAKELING, D company, 29th Bn, 28 March 1917: 'I saw him in the German trenches at Fleurbaix on the evening of July 19th ... L.F. Kennedy was only a little lad. We sent him back out of danger, as we thought, to our own lines. He never reached them.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KENNEDY Leslie Frederick
Red Cross file 1500202 |
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