James Stanley KENYON

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KENYON, James Stanley

Service Number:	6799
Enlisted:	12 October 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 May 1895
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 2 July 1971, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

12 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6799, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6799, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6799, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
17 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion & Training Battalion
27 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6799, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Gassed
11 Oct 1918:	Transferred Private, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 42nd Battalion
22 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6799, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Vasey Kenyon and Alice Jane Kenyon nee Lewis of Grove Estate, Frasers Road, Brisbane, QLD. Brother of Edwin Lewis Kenyon who returned to Australia on 4 June 1919 have served with the 7th Battalion and the Cyclist Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on the 12 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 3 December 1923 James married Florence Victoria Violet Lambourne in QLD

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