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KEMPSTER, William Roger
Personal Details
Service Number: | 22203 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Keilli, near Red Hill, South Australia, 21 March 1882 |
Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
Schooling: | Public School, Magill, South Australia |
Occupation: | Mason |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1918, aged 36 years |
Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Tincourt New British Cemetery, Tincourt, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
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20 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 22203, 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 Driver, 22203, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
30 Aug 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 22203, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 22203 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-30 | |
30 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
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