KEMP, Alexander William
| Service Number: | 3352 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chelsea, London, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ermington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | King Edwards School, Surrey, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 23. HE FOUGHT & DIED THAT I MIGHT LIVE MOTHER |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3352, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3352, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3352, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3352, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3352 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alexander Kemp was a young Englishman who came to Australia at the age of 18 during 1913. He enlisted with the 4th Battalion but transferred to the 56th Battalion during the reorganisation of the AIF in early 1916. He fought at Fromelles and was badly wounded in the thigh. He rejoined his unit six weeks later and was appointed a Lance Corporal during early 1917. He was again wounded at the Battle of Polygon Wood in Belgium 26 September 1917, with shrapnel wounds to the neck, chest and head. He was evacuated to England for treatment. He was sent back to France during February 1918 and after attending Brigade School for a couple of weeks, was killed in action August 1918. He made his will to his mother in England.