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KENDALL, William Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF |
| Born: | Kendal, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England, 1 August 1878 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 July 1959, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Grevillea, Garden J4, Bed 3, Rose 33 |
| Memorials: | Attwood University Veterinary School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Captain, 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF, HMAT Borda, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Captain, 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Administration in Egypt Major William Augustus Kendall Army Veterinary Corps | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, The following is a continuation of Sir D. Haig’s despatch of the 7th April, 1918, submitting names deserving of special mention: Lieutenant Colonel W.A. Kendall The above has been promulgated in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 164, dated 24th October 1918. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
William was the son of William Kendall and Elizabeth Kendall nee Park.
Married Josephine Davies in 1907.
World War 1 Service:
20.10.1914: Embarked 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
22.12.1914: Embarked Captain, 2nd Veterinary Section: AIF, HMAT Borda, Melbourne
Served in Egypt
7.12.1916: Promoted to Major
Served in France
27.1.1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel
13.11.1918: Appointment terminated
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