KEMP, James Oliver
| Service Number: | 815 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Trained at Maitland Show Ground. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plattsburg, Wallsend, 5 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Plattsburg, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Plattsburg Public |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Died of shrapnel wounds, France, 18 July 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 815, 34th Infantry Battalion, Trained at Maitland Show Ground. | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 815, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 815, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Wounded Battalion came in from front line to Wellington Trench, Messines (Mesen) in early morning. Germans bombed Messines that day, and Wellington trench was hit. One was killed and 5 wounded. Ol was wounded and taken to 2nd Clearing Station at Trois Arbres, near Steenwerck. His shrapnel wounds were so bad that he could not survive. He died, and was buried that day. (Nurse notified his parents of the severity of wounds). |
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Ol was the 7th of the twelve children of William and Isabella Kemp, and greatly loved by his entire family. He was obviously caring and community minded as there is book presented to him as a 12 year old by Plattsburg Council for his assistance in building their local Federal Park. He liked to dress well and took great care of his horse, but was known to be a hard worker. I have the toy iron he gave one of his neices (my grandmother), before he left for war, because he wouldn't be there for her fourth birthday. She always treasured it and could remember in her 90's his giving it to her.
The memorials placed in the paper by all family members, and his girlfriend, show what great affection he was held in by all, and that all generations since know of him bear testament to the man he must have been
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