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KENDALL, William Augustus

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
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, 4 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

World War 1 Service

20 Oct 1914:	Embarked 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
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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Biography 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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