KEMP, Edward Turnbull
| Service Number: | 1163 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ebenezer, New South Wales, Australia, 4 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Narara, Gosford Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 May 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 9 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1163, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1163, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1163, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1163, 13th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Australian World War One veteran Private Edward Turnbull Kemp (Service No. 1163), is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 20 September 2025, along with a further 161 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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Edward Turnbull Kemp was born on 4 September 1894 at Ebenezer, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia, to Edward Kemp and Alice Kemp, née Turnball.
Edward enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Newcastle, New South Wales, on 8 December 1915. He gave his age as 21, occupation as porter and nominated his father Edward as his next of kin. On 2 May 1916, he embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT Hororata for overseas service.
Private Kemp saw active service on the Western Front and was wounded twice. His own later correspondence stated that he had been “severely wounded twice on the Somme.” The first recorded wound was a gunshot wound to the chin, for which he was treated in early 1917, including at Reading War Hospital in England. His second wounding occurred in April 1918, when he was recorded as wounded in action fwith a gunshot wound to the back. He was evacuated through the 9th Australian Field Ambulance, then to the 6th General Hospital at Rouen, before being sent to England for treatment. He returned to Australia aboard S.S. Orsova in mid-1919 and was discharged from the AIF in August 1919.
Following his return, he lived in several regional communities across New South Wales and Queensland, including Armidale and Walcha in New South Wales, and Goondiwindi, in Queensland. In a letter written to Army Headquarters in Melbourne in 1942, Kemp enquired about his First World War medals, which he believed had never been claimed or received, and requested a replacement for his lost returned soldier’s badge.
Private Edward Turnbull Kemp died on 17 May 1961 at Brisbane, Queensland, aged 66, and was buried in Anzac Portion 9, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.
He was unmarried with no known children.
After more than six decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.
His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget
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