Percy John KEMPSTER DSM

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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)

24 Oct 1913:	Enlisted 8252

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