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KENNING, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 449 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bebside, near Blyth, Northumberland, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Egypt, 6 April 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Grave E. 73. Personal Inscription: SO DEARLY LOVED SO DEEPLY MOURNED |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 449, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 449, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 449, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Fourth son of Abraham and Elizabeth KENNING, Robert Street, Corrimal, New South Wales
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Bn.
He was 32 and the son of Abraham and Elizabeth Kenning, of Robert St., Corrimal, New South Wales.
Address-Raymond Street, Collie, Western Australia.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs A Kenning, Corrimal, Illawarra Line, New South Wales
Enlistment date-August 1914.Private-11th Battalion, D Company
Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 31 October 1914-he was then aged 30.
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