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KEMP, George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2001 , 2001, 1101 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Originally issued with service number 2001 but did not embark with his battalion due to a medical condition. He later presented himself for duty and was issued with a new service number 1101 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 17 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row B, Grave 80 Headstone inscription reads: He died as he lived a Briton may he rest in peace Father, Mother & Family, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2001 , 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Originally issued with service number 2001 but did not embark with his battalion due to a medical condition. He later presented himself for duty and was issued with a new service number 1101 | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2001, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2001, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 17 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1101, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1101 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-10-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Albert Kemp and Jane Kemp of 28 West Burton Street, Salford, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal