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KENMAN, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2398, 2398A |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lacey's Creek, Queensland, Australia, 28 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Laceys Creek, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro WW2 Honour Board, Dayboro War Memorial, Dayboro World War One Memorial, Mount Pleasant Upper North Pine Honour Roll, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2398, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2398, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2398, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 27 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 25th Battalion with the letter A added to his service number now 2398A | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2398A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2398A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Kenman and Jane Tait Kenman nee Dickson of Lacey's Creek, Upper North Line, QLD.
Brother of John Dickson Kenman, David Merton Kenman, George Kenman, Isabella Keith Kenman, Jessie Gray Kenman and Robert William Kenman who returned to Australia on 21 December 1918 having served with the 41st Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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