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KENYON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2197 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2197, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2197, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2197, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2197, 25th Infantry Battalion, Holding the temporary rank of Sergeant. Shell wound to the face and invalided to England on 10 October 1917 | |
| 3 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion, From th3 25th Battalion | |
| 6 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2197, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Kenyon of Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 20 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal