MORTIMER, Kenneth Malcolm
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leneva, Victoria, Australia, 9 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Leneva, Wodonga, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Agricultural High School Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Officer Cadet (RMC Duntroon) |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot III. Row E. Grave 5. Inscription: HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE DEEPLY LOVED, PROUDLY REMEMBERED |
| Memorials: | Wangaratta High School Roll of Honor, Wangaratta High School War Memorial Gates, Wodonga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
Capt Kenneth Malcolm Mortimer
From In Memory Of
In Memory Of Captain Kenneth Malcolm Mortimer, 29th Battalion, AIF.
He was killed in action on the 20th of July 1916, during the Battle of Fromelles.
He was graduate of Duntroon Military College and educated at the Wangaratta Agricultural High School, Victoria.
Captain Mortimer's age at time of death was 20 years and 9 months. He was appointed Lieutenant on the 1st of July 1915 and posted to 29th Battalion and promoted Captain on the 20th of February 1916.
Son of David Horn Mortimer and Florence Mary Mortimer, of Wangaratta, Victoria. A brother, David Horn Mortimer, served in the AIF and was severely wounded, but survived.
Captain Mortimer was one of nine Australian WWI soldiers who been identified.
The nine soldiers were killed during the 1916 Battle of Fromelles and moved from a mass grave to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
Their bodies were recovered from unmarked graves near Pheasant Wood in France 102 years after the deadly WWI battle.
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 12 October 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography
"Lieutenant Kenneth Malcom (Ken) Mortimer, Royal Military College (RMC), Duntroon... Lt Mortimer was an enthusiastic member of the Duntroon Photographic Club and took photographs of his fellow officers. He graduated from Duntroon in June 1915 and was appointed to the AIF on 1st July 1915. He embarked with Headquarters Staff, 29th Battalion, from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ascanuis (A11) on 10 November 1915. He was promoted to Captain in Egypt before serving on the Western Front. Captain Mortimer was killed in action near Armentieres, France, on 20 July 1916, aged 20." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From In Memory Of
In Memory Of Captain Kenneth Malcolm Mortimer, 29th Battalion, AIF.
He was killed in action on the 20th of July 1916, during the Battle of Fromelles.
He was graduate of Duntroon Military College and educated at the Wangaratta Agricultural High School, Victoria.
Captain Mortimer's age at time of death was 20 years and 9 months. He was appointed Lieutenant on the 1st of July 1915 and posted to 29th Battalion and promoted Captain on the 20th of February 1916.
Son of David Horn Mortimer and Florence Mary Mortimer, of Wangaratta, Victoria. A brother, David Horn Mortimer, served in the AIF and was severely wounded, but survived.
Captain Mortimer was one of nine Australian WWI soldiers who been identified in 2018
Captain Mortimer was one of the nine soldiers recently recovered and identified from unmarked mass graves adjacent to Pheasant Wood in France in 2009. They were among 250 unidentified soldiers who fought and died in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles. He is now buried in a marked grave in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in France.
Lest We Forget.
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