| Regimental number | 3158 |
| Place of birth | St Kilda Victoria |
| School | St Kilda State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Queen's Mansions, Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W E Kenney, Queen's Mansions, Beaconsfield Parade, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 13), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Lily KENNEY, 'Lyndon', 32 Grey Street, St Kilda, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3353 Pte William Harold KENNEY, 6th Field Ambulance, died of wounds, 10 October 1915; Cousins: [2632] Lt Hugo Frederick STACH, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; 898 Pte Vincent Alexander STACH, 2nd Bn, died of wounds, 26 April 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 58th Bn, Zeitoun, 23 February 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn and reverts to the rank of Private, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 3 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 23 April 1917, ruled by the Assistant Adjutant General to be 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916' on the basis of a statement made by Private J. Gray on 11 April 1917. Note on B.103, 'buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1500407, 3734 Pte W.A. FORSTER, B Company, 58th Bn (patient, No 26 General Hospital, Etaples), 15 November 1916: 'He belonged to VIII Pl. B. Co. and was killed at Fleurbaix on July 19th. Pte. F. Paine, VIII Pl. B. Co. and Sgt. Major Stubbs, B. Co. saw his body lying on the German barbed wire. I left there in a wounded condition and do not know anything as to the burial of the body.' Second statement, 3113 Pte J. GRAY, B Company, 58th Bn, 19 March 1917: 'He was in charge of my platoon. I saw him killed by machine gun fire at Fromelles instantaneously. We were attacking and had just cleared the top of our trenches when he was hit. We had to retire.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KENNEY Arthur Ralph
Red Cross file 1500407 |
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