KENDALL, Guy Basil
| Service Number: | 507 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gundagai, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Illness (Enteric fever), 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 18 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row J, Grave 23, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Gundagai Anzac Grove War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 507, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Rosehill,NSW | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 507, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 507, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 507, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 507 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Laurence Kendall and Roza Alicia Kendall of Bathurst, NSW. Brother of Eugenie (nee Kendall) White
Doctors described him as a nice quiet fellow who never complained or grumbled.
Other notes on his file said:- Died from a bullet wound in back of neck on the 18 August 15. at 6.10 a.m. He had a serious lung wound but was going on fairly well, then his lungs became affectd and he died rather suddenly. He did not know he was dying as he became much worse suddenly, so he did not leave any message for his relations. He did not suffer as his wound was not painful but died from his lungs becoming affected
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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