Regimental number | 3827 |
Place of birth | Tantanoola, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Laura, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Kennedy, Laura, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 19 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 14 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from 8th Training Bn, 17 December 1916; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 23 December 1916. Wounded in action, 18 October 1917 (shrapnel wound, fractured left fibula and back of left thigh), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 20, 19 October 1917, and admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 19 October 1917; transferred to England, 22 October 1917, and admitted to Eastbourne Military Hospital; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 3 December 1917; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 5 December 1917. Found guilty, 21 January 1918, of being absent without leave, Hurdcott, from 10 pm, 17 January, till 5.20 pm, 19 January 1918: awarded 7 days' confined to camp, and forfeited 3 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 28 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 May 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, in the field, 10 May 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 17 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 10 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 August 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 21 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KENNEDY William James |