KENYON, William Duncan
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 16 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Builder/Contractor |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Queensland, Australia, 28 January 1967, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Gordon Gymnastic & Athletics Club Honour Board, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Bravery Deeds, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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"Included in the list of Australians who have been awarded the Military Cross is the name of Lieutenant W. D. Kenyon. Lieutenant Kenyon is a son of Mr and Mrs Thos. Kenyon sen., Hatton-terrace, Toowoomba, and he was reported wounded in action in France last month. Lieutenant W. D. Kenyon was the brilliant five eighth Rugby Union footballer. He enlisted as a private but qualified and gained his commission before he left Queensland. He has another brother, Sergeant Arthur Kenyon, on active service, and a recent letter stated that he and his brother Sergeant A. Kenyon, who had not seen each other for some time, had suddenly met in France. They were only together a few minutes, and then went to their respective posts." - from the Brisbane Courier 20 Jun 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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