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James KEARNEY

Regimental number2740
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDealer
Address83 Great Buckingham Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation50
Height5' 8.25"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Anne Stephenson, 179 Norton Street, Ashfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 December 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 2, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/3/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 5 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Veterinary Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date9 December 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 10 September 1917; disembarked, Melbourne, 21 November 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: age), Sydney, 9 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 October 1939
Age at death76
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, KEARNEY James

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