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KINDON, Frederick James

Service Numbers:	410, Officer
Enlisted:	1 September 1914
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 25 April 1872
Home Town:	Potts Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Grammar School, Sydney University
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 410, 6 Mounted Infantry Contingent

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Major, 1st Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A19' Afric from Sydney on 18th October 1914, disembarking Alexandria, Egypt on 9th December 1914.
5 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMT Minnewaska from Alexandria, Egypt to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Gallipoli Campaign.
5 Aug 1915:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded, gun shot wound to face causing blindness in left eye. Treated at various hospitals including England.
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A61' Kanowna from Suez, Egypt on 28th January 1916, disembarking Australia
15 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, Medical discharge on account of blindness.

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