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KENT, Edgar

Service Numbers:	1036, Officer
Enlisted:	7 September 1914, Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Hyde Park, South Australia
Schooling:	Unley Public School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	The South Australian National War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Williamstown Mount Crawford Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1036, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, SA
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1036, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 1036, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Emily Bertha KENT, Opey Avenue, Unley, South Australia