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Robert Alexander KENNEDY

Regimental number5765
Place of birthMuttaburra Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressMount Morgan, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Kennedy, Tipperary Flat, Mount Morgan, Queensland
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 18 December 1918
Medals

Military Medal

'During the operations against the HINDENBURG Line on the morning of 29th September, 1918, in the neighbourhood of BELLICOURT, he was engaged with a party searching for enemy mines. Sapper KENNEDY removed several dangerous booby traps from dugouts and assisted in the capture of many prisoners. He also detected and removed a large number of road mines. The whole of the day he worked under heavy shell and machine gun fire, during which 50 percent of his party became casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115
Date: 10 October 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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