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John KENDALL

Date of birth9 April 1882
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationVeterinary surgeon
AddressWyndham Street, Shepparton, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs Gwendoline Kendall, Wyndham Street, Shepparton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Australian Army Veterinary Corps, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain (Veterinary Officer)
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant Colonel
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Veterinary Corps
Promotions

Major


Unit: ADVS HQ Australian &New Zealand Mounted Division
Promotion date: 5 December 1916

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel


Promotion date: 1 May 1918

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire


Recommendation date: Unspecified

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 30746 (14 June 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 (7 November 1918).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31138 (22 January 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1919
Medals

OBE


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

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