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KEMP, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 629 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 629, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
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