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KERNAHAN, James Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 591 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 2 October 1883 |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | 13 September 1954, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrith General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Catholic Monumental Section - Row N - Plot #30 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 591, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 591, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 591, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 591, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to France | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 591, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head. From medical report - Entrance wound bullet right temporal region. | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 591, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked oer "Wandilla" from England for return to aust and discharge due to penetrating bullet wound to the head | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 591, 42nd Infantry Battalion, H. S "Jan Breydel" to military hospital, England |
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