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Thomas Frederick KENNERLEY

Regimental number796
Place of birthNorth Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolGravel Hill State School, Bendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine cleaner Victorian Railways
AddressAbbott Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs E S Kennerley, Abbott Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets and the Militia
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 July 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death18 July 1915
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 36), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Emma Sophia KENNERLEY, Abbott Street, Bendigo, Victoria. Native of North Carlton, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: Felix Kennerley, 1st Battalion - killed in action.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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