Regimental number | 5765 |
Place of birth | Muttaburra Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Kennedy, Tipperary Flat, Mount Morgan, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |