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KENNEDY, Malcolm Stuart
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 30 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Greensborough, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 2 January 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium I K 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greensborough RSL Sub Branch Memorial Wall, Greensborough War Memorial, Melbourne St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral Captain Malcolm Stuart Kennedy Memorial Plaque |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 7 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Transferred Captain, 1st Division Headquarters |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert and Clementina KENNEDY, 361 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.
BETTER LOVED HE COULDN'T BE
Mr. and Mrs. R. Kennedy, of Eastern House, George-street, East Melbourne, have received the sad news of the death of their only son, Captain Malcolm Stuart Kennedy, 1st Division Staff, which took place on January 2, of wounds received in France. He was also wounded at Lone Pine. Captain Kennedy assisted in training the first Tank crews that left England. He was a Duntroon Cadet, and is in his fourth year of service. The deepest sympathy is felt for his parents.
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