William Henry KEMLO

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Service Number:	3354
Enlisted:	1 August 1915, Warwick Farm
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 15 October 1895
Home Town:	Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Newcaster and Bathurst Public Schools, Bathurst Technical College, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Natural causes, Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1 February 1975, aged 79 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Bathurst Public School Roll of Honour

1 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3354, 4th Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3354, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3354, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion
8 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3354, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Knee wound
26 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
26 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
1 Nov 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HT Nestor, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 15 December 1919 then by train to Sydney.
14 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 53rd Infantry Battalion

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William Henry Kemlo
Birth 1 DEC 1894 • Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Death 1 FEB 1975 • 25 Valleyfield Street, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland