KENNON, William James
| Service Number: | 22037 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brush Maker |
| Died: | Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 7 April 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 9 April 19976 and interred in the Banksia area, Wall L, Niche 313 and held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 22037, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 22037, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 22037, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , From 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer)Brigade | |
| 9 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , From 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 22037, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, Severe shoulder and facial wounds. Invalided to England on 12 October 1917 | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 22037, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
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Address at the time of enlistment was Acacia Street, Camberwell, Victoria
Son of William Henry Kennon and Frances Eleanor Kennon nee Taylor of 'Cumberland', 69 Bendigo Street, Burnley, Victoria
Awarded Croix de Guerre Medal for work at Passchendaele during October 1917 while working as Signaller he erected a Central Station under heavy shell fire. Despite being seriously wounded he remained on duty until his work was completed after which he was evacuated due to his wounds.
London Gazette on 5 April 1919, page 4526, position 63
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 July 1919, page 1170, position 50
Commenced return to Australia on 10 April 1919 aboard HT Medic disembarking on the 31 May 1919
Medals: Belgian Croix de Guerre, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c William married Rebecca Eileen McCord in Victoria