Percy John KEMPSTER DSM

KEMPSTER, Percy John

Service Number: 8252
Enlisted: 24 October 1913
Last Rank: Petty Officer
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Southampton, England, 24 October 1883
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sailor, R.N. and R.A.N.
Died: Drowning (HMS G8), North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 14 January 1918, aged 34 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
28., Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2)
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World War 2 Service

24 Oct 1913: Enlisted 8252

World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1917: Honoured Distinguished Service Medal, London Gazette: 2 November 1917, page 11316 - HMS G8 (Submarine G8)
Date unknown: Involvement Petty Officer, 8252

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Biography contributed by Karen Standen

Full biography available, Australian Submarines Vol 2: 2nd Edition: a History Vol 2, By Michael White (pages 817-819)