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Alfred Ernest KENT

Regimental number3336
Place of birthBerwick, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNarre Warren, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 9.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Kent, Narre Warren, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 May 1916
Place of burial"Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 11), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
47
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Anthony Burdon and Mary KENT; husband of Alice KENT, Narre Warren, Victoria
Other details

Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Seapeum, 22 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916.

Appointred Lance Corporal, 19 March 1916.

Killed in action, France, 5 May 1916.

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

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