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KENT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 380 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kent Town Wesleyan Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Norwood Primary School Honour Board, Norwood War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 380, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 380, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE W. M. KENT.
News han been received of the death in action of Private W. M. Kent, previously reported missing. He was born in Baulah road, Norwood, and enlisted in August, 1914, leaving Australia in October. He was 12 years in the office of the Tug Company at Port Adelaide." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 11 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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