William Charles KEW

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Service Number:	5408
Enlisted:	23 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 1896
Home Town:	Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plasterer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 April 1917
Cemetery:	Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion, Arras, France Plot 111, Row B, Grave 8, Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Strathfield WWI Honour Roll

23 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5408, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5408, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5408, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
24 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 4th Battalion to the 56 Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir
3 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 5408, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5408 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-03

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Son of John and Barbara Kew of 'Avoca', High Street, Strathfield, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served 4 years in the Senior Cadets and 5 months in Field Engineers