Regimental number | 20961 |
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Martin Street, Ipswich, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Daniel Kennedy, Martin Street, Ipswich, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 34th Battery |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36(a)/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 10 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 July 1916. Appointed Driver with effect from 1 September 1916. Admitted to hospital, 29 December 1916 (venereal disease); discharged, 10 January 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 13 days. Found guilty, Larkhill, 28 December 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 26 December, to 9.30 pm, 27 December 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 8 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 December 1916. Transferred to 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 6 January 1917; marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, 10 January 1917. Found guilty, Larkhill, of being absent without leave from 10 pm, 28 March, to 9.15 am, 8 April 1917: awarded 12 days' detention, and forfeiture of a total of 24 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 August 1917; taken on strength, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 24 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 10 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 29 September 1918. Admitted to 50th Casualty Clearing Station, 4 October 1918, and transferred same day to 1st Stationary Hospital, Rouen; to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 8 October 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 1 January 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease [syphilis]: 90 days. Rejoined unit, in the field, 9 January 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 10 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 31 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 12 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 16 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KENNEDY Patrick |