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Dudley Austin KENNEY

Regimental number900
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDealer
AddressMinnawarra, Whistler Road, Manly, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 10"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs N.I.M. Kenney, Minnawarra, Whistler Road, Manly, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the West Kent Yeomanry, Territorial Force; resigned.
Enlistment date9 December 1914
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll903
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 3 January 1916
Discharge date10 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 22 August 1915.

Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 11 October 1915; rejoined 1st Light Horse Regiment, 17 October 1915 (no further details recorded).

Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 6 November 1915 (influenza); transferred to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 13 November 1915 (enteric); to Convalescent Depot, Port Said, 13 December 1915.

Commenced return to Australia from Port Said on board HT 'Ulysses', 3 January 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 5 February 1916; discharged (medically unfit: enteric), Sydney, 10 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 May 1946
Place of burialLutwyche Cemetery (Anzac Part, Portion 7, Section 83, Grave No 35), Brisbane, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, KENNEY Dudley Austin

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