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KENNEDY, Sydney Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2915 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2915, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2915, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
Uncle Sids story
From what we have learned Uncle Sid who was Born in the U.k was a marine engineer who was living in New Zealand at the time joining up with the 47th Battalion in Brisbane Qld,we do not have a photo of him but do have one of his medals awarded during WW1.
Submitted 1 May 2017 by mike smythe
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