KENNY, Michael
| Service Number: | 4174 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, March 1874 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fovant Militiary Hospital, United Kingdom, 14 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Baverstock (St. Edith) Churchyard Baverstock (St Edith) Churchyard, Baverstock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4174, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4174, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 4174, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael and Christina Kenny; husband of Evelyn Margaret Kenny of 143 Elizabeth Street, North Richmond, Victoria. Father of Adeline Lucy Kenny, Verena Maud Kenny, Thelma Noreen Kenny, Thomas Vincent Kenny and James Michael Kenny,
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 14th January.... Private Michael Kenny was born at Whittlesea, Victoria around 1874. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 16th May, 1916 as a 42 year old, married, Labourer from North Richmond, Victoria.
Private Michael Kenny embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 21st October, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 28th December, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to The Front.
Private Michael Kenny was admitted to Isolation Hospital on 14th January, 1917 from “A” Company, 8th Training Battalion, No. 9 & 10 Camps, Hurdcott, Wiltshire.
Private Michael Kenny died at 1.30 p.m. on 14th January, 1917 at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire from Pneumonia. He was buried in the churchyard of St. Edith’s at Baverstock, Wiltshire, England where 28 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/baverstock.html
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