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KEMP, Phillip Sidney King
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1572 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 101st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery |
| Born: | Bexley, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Inspector |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 18 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI F 18 |
| Memorials: | Melbourne Private Residence Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1572, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1572, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver | |
| 9 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 101st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
He was a 25 year-old insurance inspector, married to Gertrude Laura, when he enlisted on 10 May 1915. In Egypt by early 1916, he embarked for France, landing at Marseilles on 28 March 1916. He served in several units, and was wounded and gassed in France and Belgium. Serving with the 101st Howitzer Battery, he died from a severe gassing on 18 October 1917. He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Flanders.
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
His serial number was changed from 1572 to 3538