Regimental number | 2182 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Glen Brae, St Luke Street, Randwick, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | J E Kendrigan, Glen Brae, St Luke Street, Randwick, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3542 Pte Bernard Francis KENDRIGAN, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 4 August 1915. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, right hand); admitted to HMS 'Caledonia', 7 August 1915, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 10 August 1915; transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, 10 August 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Zeitoun, 15 August 1915. Embarked Alexandria to rejoin Bn, 20 October 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 30 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 12 January 1916, of being absent from parade without leave: awarded 2 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 29 February 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 4 March 1916; discharged to duty, 8 March 1916. Admitted to 12th Field Ambulance, 9 April 1916 (weak ankles); discharged to duty, 10 April 1916. Boarded as medically unfit, 21 April 1916; admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia (weak feet); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 28 April 1916. Transferred to England, and marched in to 1st Training Bn, 24 May 1916; appointed to Sanitary Section of Bn. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 July 1916. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 28 January 1917 (crushed finger); transferred to Australian Corps Rest Station, 28 January 1917; to 45th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 February 1917, and then to Ambulance Train No 5, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 10 February 1917; transferred to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 19 February 1917; to Base Depot, 27 February 1917. Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 10 March 1917 (suspected mumps); marched in to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, from hospital, 28 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 April 1917. Wounded in action, 8 May 1917 (gun shot wound, back and right arm), and admitted to 6th Field Ambulance; transferred to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 9 May 1917; to England, 19 May 1917, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 20 May 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 19 September 1917; discharged on furlough, 26 September 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 5 November 1917; disembarked Sydney, 3 January 1918; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), Sydney, 2 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as KINDRIGAN. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 61 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KENDRIGAN John James |