KENNEDY, Robert John
Service Number: | 4745 |
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Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4745, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4745, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4745, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
15 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4745, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3 Military District as medically unfit due to Rheumatism |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John Barclay Kennedy and Hannah Kennedy (nee Roberts) of Collingwood, Victoria
Husband of Caroline Jane Kennedy of 32 Park Street, Elsternwick, Victoria. Father of George Henry Kennedy who was killed in action on 25 April 1915 while serving with the 5th Battalion and has no known grave
13 February 1917 - commenced return to Australia on board HMAT Benalla for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal