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John Henry KEMP

Regimental number4544
Place of birthMount Brown, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMile End, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 7"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Elizabeth Gluyas, 4 Railway Terrace, Mile End, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for military service on the grounds of varicose veins)
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 May 1917
Discharge date24 August 1917
Other details

War service: England.

Embarked Adelaide, 16 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917.

Marched out of 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 21 March 1917, and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, the same day.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ayrshire', 23 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 17 July 1917; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit: overage and varicose veins), 24 August 1917.

Total war service: 306 days (of which 214 days were abroad).

Medal: British War Medal.
Date of death14 November 1933
SourcesNAA: B2455, KEMP John Henry

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