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KENMAN, John Cruice
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5289 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1917, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 July 1898 |
| Home Town: | North Pine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 10 October 1972, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dayboro Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Upper North Pine Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5289, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 2 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 5289, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 5289, 31st Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5289, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
John Cruice Kenman aged 19 when he enlisted, son of Jessie Gray Kenman, New Zealand. He was living at Laceys Creek and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 2 November 1917 at Brisbane. He returned to Australia, he married Agnes Mary Costelloe at Brisbane in 1921. They lived at Laceys Creek.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 May 1919 aboard HT Leicestshire disembarking on the 23 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 11 May 1921 John married Mary Agnes Costello in QLD
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