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KEMMIS, William Scott
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 27 July 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Balmain Rowing Club Roll of Honor, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-27 |
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Married Irene May 1913.
Son: William Scott Kemmis, born 10th June 1913.
Mother: Marian Hardan
Father: Rev. Canon William Henry Kemmis
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM SCOTT KEMMIS (killed in France) left Sydney in October last, and was in Egypt up to last April, when be went into the trenches in France. He was the eldest son of Canon Keniniis of Glen Innes, and was 29 years of age. He was educated at Fort Street, and was a dentist by profession. Before the war he held a commission in the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery. He has left a widow.
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