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KENT, John Scott
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 756 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mount Cooper, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm/Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echunga War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 756, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 756, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 756, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 756, 9th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 756, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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