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St John Richard KENNEDY

Regimental number1302
Place of birthHawthorn, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShipping clerk
Address13 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, M Kennedy, Hay Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 3), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael St. John KENNEDY and his wife Mary Kate BERGIN, 45 Hill Street, Perth, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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