KINNANE, John Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 5853, 8907 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Hammond, South Australia, 14 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 9 June 1960, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 17A, Site No: 45 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5853, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5853, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5853, 4th Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Train, From the 4th Light Horse Brigade Train and allocated and issued with a new service number 8907 when taken on strength | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 8907, 10th Australian Army Service Corps, Discharged at the 4th Military District. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Patrick Kinnane and Catherine Agnes Kinnane nee Hayes of 28 Castle Street, Parkside, SA
Brother of Bernard Benedict Kinnane, Mary Bridget Kinnane and Florence Frances Kinnane who return to Australia in 1919 having served with the Australian Army Nursing Service
Commenced return to Australia on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Wandilla disembarking on the 15 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 October 1921 John married Veronica Amelia Trottman in St Patricks Church, Adelaide, SA. Father of Rhonda Loretto Kinnane, Veronica Mary Kinnane and Iris Dawn Kinnane
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