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KENNIFF, Gwydir
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3139 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1916, Warwick, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Moree, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yelarbon, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 18 October 1919, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Anglican Section H. Grave 2862 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yelarbon Roll of Honour, Yelarbon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3139, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Warwick, Queensland | |
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| 3 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3139, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations | |
| 18 Oct 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3139, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3139 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1919-10-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Born at Moree NSW as Gwydir Goldby on 13 May 1894.
His mother Elizabeth Jane Goldby married George Ignatius Kenniff at Moree the following year (1895)
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