KEMP, Albert Edward
| Service Numbers: | 6800, 6800A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6800, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6800A, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 6800, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6800 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harry and Agnes KEMP; husband of Annie KEMP, 8 Normanby Avenue, Malvern, Victoria.
Albert Edward Kemp was a 32-year-old butcher living in Caulfield and married to Annie Josephine, when he enlisted. He and Annie had a daughter, Ethel Mavis, and a baby son, George Percival. Albert enlisted at Royal Park on 4 October 1916, and was assigned to the 22nd Reinforcements, 6th Battalion - regimental number 6800. His battalion left Melbourne 25 October 1916 - just 21 days after he enlisted. He was shipped to France on 27 March and was taken on strength on 4 April. On 21 September 1917, Albert died in the trenches in Glencorse Wood, Belgium. His body was never found. He is commemorated at 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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