Arthur Lionel KEARNEY MM

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Service Number:	3358
Enlisted:	29 July 1915
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Balderogery, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Geurie, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Yeoval Public School
Occupation:	Sleeper cutter
Died:	Died of wounds, Dernancourt, Somme, France, 14 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coonabarabran War Memorial Clock Tower, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll, Yeoval Public School Roll of Honor WWI

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3358, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3358, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
10 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 3358, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3358 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-04-14
Date unknown:	Involvement 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Was Temporary Company Sergeant Major at time of death

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