William Ambrose KENNEDY

Regimental number2353
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway employee
AddressWerribee, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Honora Kennedy, 12 Windermere Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2853
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*date of 7th to 9th
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialBethlehem Far East Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 5), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Honora KENNEDY, 12 Windermere Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal