Regimental number | 145 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
School | Liverpool Institute, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs Mooney, Condong, Tweed River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H G Kenyon, 9 Magazine Lane, New Brighton, Cheshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 105 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Guy and Eleanor KENYON, 27 Cecil Road, Seaforth, Lancs, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 9 November 1915 (jaundice); transferred to HS 'Neuralia', and admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Heliopolis, 12 November 1915; transferred to Ras el Tin Convalescent Depot, Alexandria, 2 December 1915; discharged to Overseas Base, 18 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916. Found guilty, 7 April 1916, of being in Hazebrouck without a pass: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Promoted Corporal, 7 May 1916. Killed in action, 29 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Regimental Number misprinted on Embarkation Roll as 155. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KENYON William |