Robert John KENNEDY

KENNEDY, Robert John

Service Number: 4745
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
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World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4745, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria
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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Biography 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