KENNEDY, Neville Claude Mervyn
| Service Number: | 652 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Aramac, Queensland, Australia, 10 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1964, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Portion: Mth Section: Sec 1 - Old Plot: 654 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 652, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 652, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 652, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney |
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Son of John KENNEDY and Frances Mary Hall KENNEDY nee WILSON, Corinya, Oxley Street, Townsville, Queensland
Husband of Flora May KENNEDY nee CAMPBELL
Military Medal
'At DERNANCOURT South West of ALBERT on 29th March 1918 displayed great bravery and daring as a scout and making dangerous reconnaissances into enemy lines. He crawled from position to position marking machine gun positions which on the information he gave on his return we were enabled to knock out with rifle grenades. his energy and spirit and devotion to duty is of the very highest order. he is quite fearless and his work undoubtedly saved many lives.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918
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