KENNEDY, Arthur Alexander
| Service Number: | 570 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Bugler |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Wunghnu, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bugler, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement 570, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked 570, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 570, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to the Royal Flying Corps with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Involvement Royal Flying Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arthur enlisted on the 17 August 1914, one of the very earliest enlistments in the AIF. He assigned to the 5th Battalion and left Australia with the first contingent in October 1914. He was at the Landing on Gallipoli and served through the entire campaign without getting wounded or falling sick, a rare achievement in itself. He landed back in Egypt in early January 1916 after the general evacuation. Arthur was transferred to the Imperial School of Instruction during early 1916 and promoted to Corporal.
Arthur also underwent 2 periods of service in the RAAF during WW2, as a Sergeant, and worked in aerodrome control in New Guinea. He served for another five years in total and was discharged from the Laverton Base in 1946.
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