KEMSLEY, George William
| Service Number: | 146 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 17 January 1871 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Johns Boarding & Council School, Woking, Surrey, England |
| Occupation: | Gentleman & later Farmer |
| Died: | Apoplexy, Potgieterust, South Africa, 14 December 1940, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 146, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen | |
| 8 Apr 1901: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 6 May 1902: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant Colonel | |
| 29 Jul 1902: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George William KEMSLEY was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1871
His parents were John Cole KEMSLEY & Louisa STREET who married on 6th September, 1864 in Bisley, St John the Baptist in Surrey, England
He served as a Private in the 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen and was promoted to Corporal on 26th May, 1900 and then to Sergeant on 2nd January, 1901
He also served as a Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion of the Commonwealth Horse - he remained in South Africa after the end of the Boer War & maried Anna Margaretha ADSHADE on 26th June 1915 in Johannesburg, South Africa - three known children, Derwent Bowen & Merna Margaret & George
George died in Potgieterust, South Africa on 14th December, 1940 and was buried there
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George was Mentioned in Dispatches on 8th April, 1901 and received a DCM on 29th July, 1902 while in the Australian Commonwealth Horse, C Squadron
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