Jack Reginald KENYON

Badge Number: 5557, Sub Branch: Railways
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KENYON, Jack Reginald

Service Number: 845
Enlisted: 18 February 1915, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 1 May 1891
Home Town: Prospect, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling: North Adelaide Public School, South Australia
Occupation: Striker
Died: Southwark, South Australia, 7 May 1944, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Light Oval, Row 25, Aspect C, Grave 15. Interred on 8 May 1944 number WA32952 which expires on 31 December 2032
Memorials: Prospect Roll of Honour G-Z WWI Board
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World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 845, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
31 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 845, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
12 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 845, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 Jun 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 845, 27th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the shoulder and invalided to England 17 July 1916 aboard HS Ian Breydel
17 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
16 May 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion, Ranked reduced back to Private on 14 October 1917
20 Mar 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, From the 27th Battalion
4 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 845, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the left hand. Invalided to England on 7 July 1918
25 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 845, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Name at the time of his marriage and death were given as John Reginald Kenyon

Son of John William Kenyon and Susan Kenyon of Myrtle Street, Prospect, SA formerly of Broken Hill, NSW.

Brother of Harold Lancelot Kenyon who returned to Australia on 20 May 1919 having served with the  1st Divisional Artillery Headquarters; Roy Stephen Kenyon MM who was killed in action on 29 August 1918 while serving with the 27th Battalion and was buried in the Assevillers New British Cemetery, Plot V, Row F, Grave 2

Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Warwickshire disembarking on the 24 May 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 6 July 1936 John married Jessie Florence Blackman in the Methodist Manse, Torrensville, SA

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