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KINGDON, William

Service Number:	8420
Enlisted:	1 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Naracoorte, South Australia, 20 November 1893
Home Town:	Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Fireman
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 13 August 1977, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Eastern Niche Wall No 1, Row: LS, Site: 32
Memorials:	Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1, Port Lincoln S.A.R. Eyre's Peninsula Division Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8420, Adelaide, South Australia
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 8420, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 8420, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne
1 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 8420, 5th Field Artillery Brigade

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Biography

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal