KEMP, Frank Winterburn
| Service Number: | 547 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1914, Colac, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Yendon, Victoria, Australia , 1885 |
| Home Town: | Rainbow, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sorrento State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, (7) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mildura Primary School War Memorial, Red Cliffs Mildura Settlers Club Roll of Honor, Yarragon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 547, Colac, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 547, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 547, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 547, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 547 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Andreena Hockley
"Private Francis Winterburn Kemp was born on the 26th of March, 1885. He obtained his Merit Certificate in 1899 at School 1090, Sorrento, where his father, Mr. John W. Kemp, was head master.
He remained there till 1904, and, while acting as monitor, passed all the junior-teacher examinations.
In that year, he was appointed temporary head teacher in charge of half-time schools at Watgania and Lalkaldarno. He was afterwards in charge of schools at Lardner's Junction, Lowry, Kurkurrac Creek, Callignee, Pound Creek, Lower Tarwinn, Hurdle Creek East, Carboor East, Tandarook, Kalpienung, Cannie, Chetwynd. He was then assistant at Ballarat Central, and in 1911 became a relieving teacher.
Later, he was associated with schools at Warrnambool, Yarragon, Fosterville, Warrion, Glenroy, Mildura, North Geelong, Auburn, Buangor, Coleraine, Barnawartha, and Elliminyt.
Mr. Kemp was an excellent teacher, bright and active, and a good disciplinarian.
He enlisted on the 27th of October, 1914, and embarked with the 8th Light Horse. After training in Egypt, he went to Gallipoli with his unit on the 16th of May, 1915, and was killed on the 7th of August."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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