FYFFE, Kenneth Thomson Grant
| Service Number: | 6798A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London.England, 1 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bunyip, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Heart Failure, Mt Eliza, Victoria, Australia, 1964 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6798A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6798A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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WW1- Pvt Kenneth Thomson Grant Fyffe 20 embarked on the HMAT Nestor Melbourne 21st November 1917. He was assigned to the 21st Infantry Battalion - 19 & 20 Reinforcements bound for battle against the German Army in France. They had further training in Egypt before heading toward Gallipoli, but troops had already withdrawn so they were sent to France. He was wounded in conflict near the River Seine, transferred to a London Hospital to recover, then sent back to the front line to join the 23rd Battallion read link for information.
Kenneth was a strong, free spirited young man when he left London to see the world, and work as a farm labourer in Australia. The atrocoities, harshness and conditions of WW1 deeply affected him. A further battle in France resulted in the Batalion being exposed to mustard gas. Once again he was treated in a London Hospital, but this time and he went AWOL and headed to Scotland to see his family. Within days the Military Police returned him forcefully to the front line where he completed his service duty on the 27th November 1918.
He returned to Australia, married Amelia Bausman 1919 and lived in Fitzroy.They had four children Elsie,Kenneth Alfred and Frederick. He worked for the Tramways Board Preston as a tram driver was an avid gardener and jack of all trades.He drank too much Scotch and was often frustrated and angry with life.Clearly he had been affected by his experiences in WW1. Amelia and Kenneth divorced in the 1950's, he remarried and moved to Mt Eliza and was now happy to be by the ocean he loved.His son Kenneth was a Reserve in the Australian Navy Patrol Boats Melbourne WW2.
He is survived by Kenneth's and Betty's children Kerry,Noelene, Greg.
Great Grandchidren Luke,Anthea,Nathan,Hayley,Zoe,Gemma,Riley, and Teagan
Great Great Granddaughter Maddison,and Fred's extended family now in Queesland.
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