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KENNEDY, Leslie Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2677 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chilwell State School, Geelong State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Salesman Music Warehouse |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong War Memorial, Highton Newtown Russell St Baptist Church Honor Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2677, Depot Battalion , Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
Personal Stories
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Private Kennedy is one of only a handfull of soldiers who has an undated, location of burial marked in his file for what would be later known as the German Burial site, Pheasant Wood. The burial site contained 250 bodies of which 205 were later confirmed to be Australian.
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