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William KENT

Regimental number1567
Place of birthOrtney Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBronzlei, Elsmore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Kent, Savel Firth, Orkney, Scotland
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of wounds 12 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialMont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 8B), Le Treport, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Isabella KENT, Savil Firth, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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