KENNY, William
| Service Number: | 366 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 366, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 366, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE DRIVER W. KENNY.
Mr. W. Kenny of Currie street, city, has been notified that his second son, Driver William Kenny, of the 27th Battalion, was killed in action on October 4, 1917. He enlisted in January, 1915, and sailed for Egypt in May of the same year. He fought on Gallipoli and the Somme, where he was wounded and sent back to England. Having recovered, he had just returned to the trenches when he was killed. The deceased soldier, prior to enlistment, was employed by Geo. P. Harris, Scarfe, & Co., and was esteemed and respected by all. -R.I.P." - from the Adelaide Southern Cross 02 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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