Edward Robert KENT MM

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Service Number:	238
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, 15 April 1883
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Natural causes, Ipswich, Queensland, 19 April 1951, aged 68 years
Cemetery:	Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 238, Brisbane, Queensland
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 238, 31st Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
28 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood
1 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238, 31st Infantry Battalion
6 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 238, 31st Infantry Battalion

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