KILLERBY, Benjamin Kempston
| Service Numbers: | 56271, W12173 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps |
| Born: | Werto Steveage, Herts. England, 12 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Illness, Busselton, Western Australia, 28 June 1971, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Busselton Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 56271, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 56271, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Albany | |
| 4 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 56271, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, Kemp was still in England when the Armistice was declared. He had been undergoing training and didn't see any active duty in a war zone |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Oct 1941: | Involvement 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps | |
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| 1 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, W12173 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Benjamin Kempston Killerby (1899 to 1971), Busselton.
Kemp in his early years played soccer in the Busselton region he was also a patron and sponsor of the sport, in 1972 a cup named the Kemp Killerby Memorial Pioneer Cup was donated to the new SWSA competition.
Kemp was mayor of Busselton for 25 years and received the Queen on behalf of the district in 1954. He expanded the Killerby family stores into other towns in the region which included Cowaramup, Margaret River and Nannup.
In the 1930’s when Busselton was organizing their Centenary Carnival, a team from Albany were accommodated by Kemp in one of his properties, as the team could not afford to pay for accommodation in that era of poverty, unemployment and depression.
He was a great contributor to the soccer and the community as was his brother Dr Killerby, their name is still carried on in some of the vineyards of the area.
He received an OBE in 1967 – Supplement to the London Gazette 10 June 1967
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Benjamin Kempston KILLERBY, Esq., J.P. For services to the community, particularly in the field of local government
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