Edward Kittrick KENNEDY

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KENNEDY, Edward Kittrick

Service Number:	1090
Enlisted:	7 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Camberwell Grammar School, Victoria
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1090, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1090, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1090, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Kittrick Kennedy and Emily Jean Kennedy of 'Algarna', Selmore Road, Kew, Victoria.

Brother of James Kittrick Kennedy who returned to Australia on 15 June 1919 having served with the 8th Light Horse and Thomas Kittrick Kennedy who returned to Australia on 6 May 1919 having served with the Australian Flying Corps

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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