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William Gordon KENNEDY

Regimental number1154
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address34 Richmond Park, South Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, John Kennedy, 1 Pleasant Street, Newtown, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2677 Pte Leslie Frederick KENNEDY, 29th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; Cousin: 6291 Pte Thomas Frederick KENNEDY, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 August 1973

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