George Roe KENIHAN

KENIHAN, George Roe

    Service Number: 16968
    Enlisted: 6 July 1916, Enlisted at Adelaid, SA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance
    Born: Baroota, South Australia, 3 October 1890
    Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: South Australia , 18 November 1973, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Snowtown-Condowie Cemetery, Condowie, Stanley, South Australia
    Interred on the 20 November 1973. Headstone inscription reads: We will remember them
    Memorials: Port Germein War Memorial, Wandearah East Broughton Plains Region War Memorial, Wandearah East Hundred of Pirie Roll of Honour WW1
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16968, Camel Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Adelaid, SA
    10 May 1917: Involvement Private, 16968, Camel Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
    10 May 1917: Embarked Private, 16968, Camel Field Ambulance, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne
    27 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, From the Camel Field Ambulance
    16 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance
    11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 16968
    22 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 16968, 5th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Hubert Kenihan and Elizabeth Kenihan nee Roe of Pt Pirie, SA. Rose Roe Kenihan, May Roe Kenihan and Hubert Gray Kenihan who returned to Australia on 28 September 1918 having served with the 9th Light Horse Regiment

    Member of the Port Pirie Rifle Club

    Commenced return to Australia on 24 April 1919 aboard HT Dongola disembarking on the 23 August 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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