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KENYON, Arthur Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2227 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yeronga, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Boys Grammar School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, Brisbane Logan & Albert 9th Battalion Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yeronga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2227, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2227, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 3 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 2227, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2227 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Clarke Kenyon and Isabella Amy Kenyon nee Atkinson of 'Hillcrest', Yeronga, Brisbane, QLD
Battalion friends said that Arthur was well known and liked in Enoggera, QLD
Medals:1914-5 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces with the rank of Lieutenant
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