William Henry KEMP

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Service Number:	629
Enlisted:	12 November 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1884
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Mackay Boys School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 28 June 1915, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 4, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coningsby State School HB, Glenella State School WW1 Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

12 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 629, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 629, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 629, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
28 Jun 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 629, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 629 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-28

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Address at the time of enlistment was Railway Workshop, Ipswick, QLD

Son of Alfred Alwxander Kemp and Sarah Kemp of 'Ashby', Maclean, NSW formerly of Clara Street, Wynnam, QLD

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served at 5 years apprenticeship with Farleigh Ltd, of Mackay, QLD