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KEMSLEY, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3855 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Hartlepool, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery Special Memorial B, 16 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved husband of Sarah Kemsley , Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3855, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3855, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 27 Battalion to the 50th Battalion at Serapeum | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3855, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Shell wound to the leg and evacuated to England on 19 August 2016 | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3855, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3855, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3855 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Roert and Margaret Kemsley; husband of Sarah Kemsley of Alexander Street, Prospect, SA. Last known address was Childers Street, North Adelaide, SA.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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