NESS, Kevan Alexander
| Service Number: | QX18837 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5 Field Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Victoria Park State School, East Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Accidental (Road Accident), Woodstock, via Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 24 July 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mackay Cemetery, Qld Presbyterian Section 2, Line 11, Plot 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, QX18837 | |
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| 23 Oct 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 23 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX18837, 5 Field Regiment AMF | |
| 24 Jul 1942: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Greg Hampton
Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1909 ; 1912 - 1966), Saturday 19 September 1942, page 2
An inquest was held on Friday afternoon before the Coroner (Mr. R. H. Allen) into the manner and cause of death of Kevin Alexander Ness, gunner, who died as the result of injuries received on July 24, 1942, when a military van he was driving overturned on the Charters Towers Road near Woodstock. The examination of the witnesses was conducted by Sergeant W. Hartwig. Gunner W. C. Bennett stated he was in the truck with the deceased, and they were returning, after delivering rations to a broken down truck. Considerable damage was done to the van when it overturned. The witness escaped uninjured. The doctor's certificate, following the post mortem, stated that death was due to a ruptured liver and a crushed abdomen. Short evidence was given by Constable C. H. J. Williams, after which the inquiry was closed.
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