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KERSHAW, Roy Crambrook
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Whitfield, Victoria, Australia, 19 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 May 1952, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 3 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT A19 Afric, Sydney | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound leg | |
| 10 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, HT Kyarra, Suez for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 17 July 1915. | |
| 20 Nov 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Te Anau embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Nov 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, SS Te Anau, Sydney | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 22 Apr 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 3 Nov 1920: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , S.S. Melusia, Rabaul for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 15 November 1920 | |
| 10 Apr 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
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