KENNEDY, James Alexander
| Service Numbers: | V156446, VX81319 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Bright, Victoria, Australia, 3 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Bright, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bright High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fire Sprinkler Fitter |
| Died: | Robina, Queensland, Australia, 5 May 1991, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, V156446, 22 Field Regiment AMF | |
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| 29 May 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, V156446, 22 Field Regiment AMF | |
| 16 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX81319, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment | |
| 5 Jul 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX81319, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Sergeant James Alexander Kennedy (Service No:VX81319) initially enlisted in the ACMF as a Gunner (Service No:V156446) attached to 22 Field Regiment. On 16 July 1942 he enlisted in the AIF and served in New Guinea (30 July 1943 - 4 March 1944) as a Bombardier with 2/4 Field Regiment. He was in Borneo (2 June 1945 - 25 January 1946) as a Sergeant and was attached to 2/4 Armoured Regiment when he was Discharged on 5 July 1946.
Born in 1923 in Bright Victoria, Jim was the third of five children of Alexander Christopher Kennedy (b1881 in Smoko, Victoria) and Annie Webster (nee Pemberton; b1891 in Mildura, Victoria. Alexander and Annie married in 1919 in Bright, Victoria where they settled and raised their family and Alexander worked as a Tanner.
Jim worked as a Fire Sprinkler Fitter prior to his enlistment and in 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria married Mildred (Millie) Moya Aldridge (b1923 in Echuca, Victoria) - Millie was an Aircraftwoman in the RAAF). Jim and Millie settled in Coburg, Victoria where they raised their family and Jim worked as a Fitter and Plumber/Welder. Jim died in 1990 and Millie in 2018.
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