John Charles KENYON

KENYON, John Charles

    Service Number: 3811
    Enlisted: 31 July 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 29th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Lancashire, England, 1871
    Home Town: Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Sailor
    Died: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 16 March 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria
    Church of England Section, Row 12, Grave 183. Interred on the 19 March 1945 number 18889 Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
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    World War 1 Service

    31 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3811, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
    19 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 3811, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
    19 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 3811, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
    18 Jul 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3811, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to age and chronic rheumatism

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Husband of Charlotte Jane Kenyon nee Norton of 86 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria. John and Charlotte were married on 6 March 1889 at the Registry Office, McLaren Vale, SA. Father of Edith Ethel Kenyon, Hilda Kenyon, Stanley Kenyon, Harry Kenyon, William James Kenyon, John Charles Kenyon, Sarah Ellen Kenyon, Deborah Kenyon, Myrtle Harriett Kenyon, Sydney Kenyon and Alice Kenyon

    Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1917 aboard HT Barambah

    Medal: British War Medal

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